About our Guest: 

Tanya Perry, DO, is the director of the VAD Program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed her pediatric critical care fellowship training at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, followed by pediatric cardiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where she subsequently practiced for 3 years as a cardiac intensivist. Dr. Perry’s clinical and research efforts are focused on improving outcomes in children supported with mechanical circulatory support. 

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to:

1. Describe the common clinical scenarios that warrant VAD 
2. List the clinical factors impacting device selection 
3. Explain the independent and dependent variables associated with each device, as well as the cannulation strategy other important monitoring pearls 

Selected References: 

Ventricular Assist Device Therapy - ClinicalKey

Berlin Heart EXCOR and ACTION post-approval surveillance study report - PubMed

ABCs of Stroke Prevention | Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

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