Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 29, 2025

Utilizing Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: June 12, 2021
Nursing Management of Patients Requiring Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Samantha R Asber1, Kenneth P Shanahan2, Leslie Lussier3
1Samantha R. Asber is Nurse Manager, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Topic:
The growing use of acute mechanical circulatory support devices to provide hemodynamic support that has accompanied the increasing prevalence of heart failure and cardiogenic shock, despite significant improvement in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction.
Clinical Relevance:
The critical care nurse plays a crucial role in managing patients receiving acute mechanical circulatory support devices and monitoring for potential complications.
Purpose:
To review the anatomical placement and mechanics of each type of device so that nurses can anticipate patients' hemodynamic responses and avoid complications whenever possible, thereby improving patients' clinical outcomes.
Content Covered:
Nursing considerations regarding the intra-aortic balloon pump, the TandemHeart, the Impella, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cardiomyopathy VII: Pre and Post Operative Nursing Management
Acute Coronary Syndrome V: Nursing Management
Mitral Stenosis IV: Nursing Management
Pericarditis IV: Nursing Management
Aortic Regurgitation IV: Nursing Management
Heart Failure V: Medical Management

