About this episode
Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support with expert guests.
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…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Sergio Zanotti
Guests: Dr. Waqas Akhtar, Dr. Vasileios Panoulas
Topics covered
- Impella support
- emergency management
- resuscitation
- cardiology
- cardiogenic shock
Keywords
- Impella
- emergency management
- resuscitation
- cardiogenic shock
- cardiology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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