In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support. We will base our discussion on a recently published United Kingdom multisociety consensus statement. Our guests for this episode are two of the authors of this consensus statement.

Dr. Zanotti is joined by Dr. Waqas Akhtar, a consultant at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. Dr. Akhtar completed full postgraduate certification in Cardiology, Intensive Care & General Internal Medicine with a particular interest in cardiogenic shock, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He is also joined by Dr. Vasileios Panoulas, a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust and honorary senior clinical lecturer at Imperial College London. He has clinical expertise that encompasses both general and interventional cardiology.

Additional resources:

UK multisociety consensus statement on the emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/12/17/heartjnl-2025-326896

Microaxial Flow Pump or Standard Care in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock. DanGer Shock Investigators: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2312572

Effect of Microaxial Flow Pump on Hemodynamics in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock. DanGer Shock Investigators: https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.062

Long-Term Outcomes of the DanGer Shock Trial. DanGer Shock Investigators: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40888722/

Music mentioned in this episode:

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Critical Matters

Sound Physicians

Management of Impella Emergencies

APR 9, 202655 MIN
Critical Matters

Management of Impella Emergencies

APR 9, 202655 MIN

Description

In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support. We will base our discussion on a recently published United Kingdom multisociety consensus statement. Our guests for this episode are two of the authors of this consensus statement.Dr. Zanotti is joined by Dr. Waqas Akhtar, a consultant at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. Dr. Akhtar completed full postgraduate certification in Cardiology, Intensive Care & General Internal Medicine with a particular interest in cardiogenic shock, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He is also joined by Dr. Vasileios Panoulas, a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust and honorary senior clinical lecturer at Imperial College London. He has clinical expertise that encompasses both general and interventional cardiology.Additional resources:UK multisociety consensus statement on the emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/12/17/heartjnl-2025-326896Microaxial Flow Pump or Standard Care in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock. DanGer Shock Investigators: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2312572Effect of Microaxial Flow Pump on Hemodynamics in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock. DanGer Shock Investigators: https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.062Long-Term Outcomes of the DanGer Shock Trial. DanGer Shock Investigators: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40888722/Music mentioned in this episode:Unlearning. By Teddy Swims.Minute a Moment. By Myles Smith.Sable, Fable. By Bon Iver.