
Episode 244: Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index to Assess Right Heart Function with Drs. Essandoh and Kumar
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Left Ventricular Assist Device Physiology and Outcomes
Pulmonary artery pulsaticity index is a cutting edge new tool for predicting right ventricular failure especially after LVAD implantation. Nick did his I think both undergrad and medical school at Ohio State and did some really just great work. Mike would do most of the discussion on that, although our research mostly focused on durable LVADs which patients can take home as they await transplantation or they can have it as destination therapy.
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