Mechanical Circulatory Support: IABP, VADs & ECMO with Dr. Brown
In this lecture, Dr. Lorrel Brown takes time to discuss the indications, mechanics, and physiology of mechanical circulatory support. She provides a great introduction for internists to some of the most advanced ICU therapies. Dr. Lorrel Brown covers evidence and indications for various modalities like IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump), ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), and percutaneous VAD (ventricular assist device).
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- See more lectures by Dr. Brown: Emergency Arrhythmias 101, Bradyarrhythmias,Aortic Stenosis and General Valvular Principles, Shock and Hemodynamics in the ICU, Complications of Myocardial Infarctions.
Lorrel Brown, M.D.
Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville and is the Associate Director of the Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship. Her medical training was completed at Johns Hopkins University. Although a new faculty member, she recently won the Clinical Faculty Teaching Award from the residents. Her areas of interest in cardiac critical care, post-graduate medical education, and in-hospital cardiac arrest. Her faculty profile can be found here.
References: "boba tea straw" as size of ecmo catheter... google image reference.
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