The ACVC Journal Club aims to engage in lively discussions and commentary on significant scientific publications related to acute cardiovascular care.
ACVC Journal Club
Episode 2: The ECLS-SHOCK trial
What: The neutral ECLS SHOCK trial had major implications for the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock, but do the results really apply to all patients and what do they tell us about the use of VA-ECMO in general?
Profs. Steffen Desch and Alain Combes, two experts in the field, will provide answers during an in-depth discussion of the trial.
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- Speakers: Steffen Desch & Alain Combes
- Host & Moderator: Benedikt Schrage
Learning objectives: Understand what patient populations are reflected by the ECLS SHOCK trial, what the trial tells us about the use of VA-ECMO in general and how we should implement the study's findings in our clinical care for patients with cardiogenic shock.
Targeted audience: Cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists
Episode 1: The DanGer-SHOCK trial
What: Two well-renowned trialists in the field will discuss the recent DanGer-SHOCK trial and provide an in-depth analysis on how to transfer the results into clinical practice.
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- Speakers: Jacob E. Moller & Holger Thiele
- Host & Moderator: Benedikt Schrage
Learning objectives: Understand the evidence on active left ventricular unloading in infarct-related cardiogenic shock
Targeted audience: Cardiologists, intensivists, anaesthesiologists
ACVC Journal Club team
ACVC Education Committee, represented by Benedikt Schrage, Christophe Vandenbriele and Jordi Baneras Ruis
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.