On the second November episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors continue MCS-month with a paper from the November issue of JHLT, entitled “Aortic insufficiency in the patient on contemporary durable left ventricular assist device support: A state-of-the-art review on perioperative and postoperative assessment and management.” 

First author Diyar Saeed, MD, PhD, of the Heart Center Niderrhein, and senior author Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS, of Henry Ford Hospitals both join the podcast.

You’ll hear about:

• Why LVAD patients develop new and progressive aortic regurgitation—and how contemporary devices may differ
• Associated hemodynamic events
• Intraoperative surgical techniques
• Slowing the progression of the condition and monitoring it post-op
• Early interventions

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If you haven’t yet tuned in for the first November episode of the podcast, MCS enthusiasts will be happy to know the paper discusses temporary MCS devices in acute RV failure.

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