VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload, ↑ Contractility, ↓ Afterload • Inotropes: ↑ Contractility • Vasodilators: ↓ Afterload • Reducing ECMO Flow: ↓ Afterload • IABP: ↓ Afterload • Septostomy: ↓ Preload • IMPELLA: ↓ Preload - Cardionerds - Karan Desai MD, MPH @karanpdesai #VAECMO #Unloading #LVVenting #cardiology #management #ecmo #treatment
