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Evaluation

Scientific Assembly

Panel Discussion

Session: Session 306

The Tale of the 4 Bionic Heart Patients

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM PT
Location: Grand III - 4th Floor
CE: 0.75 CME Credit
Cardiovascular

    Speaker(s)

  • Elias E. Wan, MD, FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Assistance Clinical Professor and Attending Intensivist
    SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Maimonides Medical Center
    Jericho, New York

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Panelist(s)

  • Andrew Phillips, MD FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Chief Quality Officer
    DHR Health
    mcallen, Texas

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • David H. Gordon, FAAEM

    Intensivit
    Medstar Health
    Washington DC, District of Columbia

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Elias E. Wan, MD, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
Andrew Philips, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
David H. Gordon, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
On an odd day you get 4 special guests who either have LVAD or require ECMO. Join 3 EM intensivists, who work in the CTICU, as they meet and treat 4 separate LVAD/pre-ECMO patients. Learn the basic physiology of LVAD and ECMO and how you use the information to help diagnose, manage and treat LVAD or potential ECMO patients during your clinical shift. Afterwards, you will feel like a pro and say I can handle the next mechanical heart patient.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the most important LVAD components and physiology, its settings and alarms/warnings and utilize it do diagnose and treat LVAD problems
  • Develop strategies to manage and treat common LVAD problems including thrombosis, bleeding or shock, and cardiac decompensation after understanding LVAD patient’s unique physiology
  • Identify the decompensating patient that would benefit from VA ECMO, learn approaches to stabalize, manage and prepare the patient for ECMO if required