Breakfast Satellite: Complex PCI – Nothing Is Simple in Shock Patients!

Introductory Remarks

Behnam N. Tehrani, M.D.

What is Complex and High Risk? – Patient Population and Tools/Skillsets Needed to Treat

Vicente Jimenez-Franco, MD

Getting In and Out Safely - Vascular Access and Closure in AMI-CS

Vikas Aggarwal, M.B.B.S., FSCAI

To Support or Not to Support – MCS in AMI-Shock

Behnam N. Tehrani, M.D.

Chipping Away – Calcium Modification in Complex PCI

Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD MSc, FSCAI

Keeping Your Eyes Open – Role of Intravascular Imaging in Complex PCI

Hayder D. Hashim, M.D., FSCAI

CTO’s in AMI-Shock – When and How to Treat

Rhian E. Davies, DO MS, FSCAI

Breakfast Session: Mapping the Maze of Cardiogenic Shock – Shock Phenotypes, Stages, and Hemodynamics

Introductory Remarks

One Shock Doesn’t Fit All - Cardiogenic Shock Phenotypes

Michael A Solomon, MD MBA

SCAI DLC Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI

IABP: Inflated Hopes or Deflated Use? SCAI Staging and Cardiogenic Shock Controversies in Clinical Trials

Shashank S Sinha, MD, MSc

Shocking Developments: Hemodynamics & Treatment in CS

Howard A Cooper, M.D.

Panel Discussion

Breakout Session – The Advanced Practitioner's Role in the Critical Care Unit

Investing in APPs in the ICU

Mr. Andrew Shunk, MHA

Benefits of Having APPs in the ICU: From a Surgeon/HF Attending Perspective

Duc Thinh T Pham, MD

Expanding Into an MCS APP Team

Colleen LaBuhn

How to Utilize APPs in an ICU

Katie Dye, MSN

Discussion

Breakout Session – The People’s Ventricle: Right Ventricular Cardiogenic Shock

MCS for Treatment of RV-Predominant Cardiogenic Shock

Said Ashraf, MD, FSCAI

Epidemiology and Initial Medical Management of RV Shock

Vicente Jimenez-Franco, MD

RV Shock Due to CTEPH: BPA vs. Surgery

Vikas Aggarwal, M.B.B.S., FSCAI

CICU Management of RV-Predominant Cardiogenic Shock

Eric P Cantey, MD, FSCAI

Breakout Session – This Job is Stressful! Maintaining Your Own Wellbeing

Dealing with Complications and Unexpected Outcomes

Frank J. Amico Jr., D.O.

The Second Victim Syndrome

Kimberly A. Skelding, M.D., FSCAI

Can I Prevent Moral Injury and Compassion Fatigue?

Joaquin E. Cigarroa, M.D., MSCAI

Don’t Suffer in Silence: Finding a Support Network

David Howard

Discussion

Breakout Session: The Shock Coordinator Playbook – Practical Strategies for Optimal Care

Shock Coordinators 101: Navigating the Frontlines of Cardiogenic Shock Care

Stephanie Koepke, MSN, ACNS-BC

Building a Shock Network: Connecting Care Inside and Out

Vika Kagan, ARNP, MSN

Shock Tracking: Harnessing the Right Tools for Better Outcomes

Charlie Nix

Shock Case Review: Turning Data into Impactful Care

Robyn Mitchell, DNP, ACNPC-AG, E-AEC

Panel Discussion

Challenging Shock Cases: Escalation and De-escalation

CASE: AMI Shock with Escalation to Impella 5.5

Ilan Vavilin, MD

CASE: HF-CS

Arushi Singh, MD, MSc

Dinner Program: ECMO Workshop – When and How to Use a Powerful Tool

Introductory Remarks

Allison G. Dupont, M.D., FSCAI

Venoarterial ECMO Indications

Amy Hackmann, MD

Tips for Safe Cannulation

Allison G. Dupont, M.D., FSCAI

Discussion

Getting Your Hospital Administrators on Your Team

Optimizing Hub and Spoke Model: The Financial Benefits of a Shock Program

Mr. Andrew Shunk, MHA

How to get Support From the C- Suite

Ruth Fisher, MBA

Physician Compensation Models / RVUs and Shock Call

Colleen LaBuhn

Finances of ECMO

John R Mehall, MD

Panel Discussion

Lunch Program: Optimizing Antiplatelet Therapy in Cardiogenic Shock

Introductory Remarks and Polling Questions

Sandeep Nathan, M.D., FSCAI

Case Presentation and Initial Clinical Course

Michele L Esposito, M.D., FSCAI

Pharmacodynamics of Antiplatelet Therapies With and Without CS

Frank J. Amico Jr., D.O.

Data for use of Cangrelor in AMI-CS and High-Risk PCI

Jennifer A Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS

Optimal Antiplatelet Strategies in High-risk Patients

Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI

Case Continuation and Conclusion

Michele L Esposito, M.D., FSCAI

Concluding Remarks and Polling Questions

Sandeep Nathan, M.D., FSCAI

Lunch Satellite: Management of Shock in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism (CME)

Introductory Remarks

Vikas Aggarwal, M.B.B.S., FSCAI

Normotensive Does Not Mean Low Risk: Insights from the FLASH Registry

Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA, FSCAI

Choosing the Right Treatment for the Right PE Patient

Oren Friedman, MD

What Role does a Surgeon Have on the PERT Team?

Amy Hackmann, MD

Questions Remaining Unanswered in Published Thrombectomy Trials, Where Do We Go from Here?

Said Ashraf, MD, FSCAI

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pulmonary Embolism

Allison G. Dupont, M.D., FSCAI

Panel Discussion

Managing Cardiogenic Shock in Patients with Valvular Heart Disease

At the Intersection of Valvular Disease and Cardiogenic Shock – Common Clinical Scenarios and Contemporary Outcomes

Ioana Dumitru

CASE 1: Critical AS and Cardiogenic Shock

Hiram G Bezerra, M.D., Ph.D.

CASE 2: Emergent M-TEER for Severe MR and Cardiogenic Shock

Rebecca Chester, MD

Shock Case Poster Presentations

Access without available arterial access options in an ECMO Patient: A Case Report

Samuel Moore, D.O.

Two Hearts in Shock: Impella CP in a Complex Pregnancy

Neal Patel, DO

Systems of Care in Cardiogenic Shock: Teams, Networks and Post Discharge Management

Time is Tissue: EMS and ED Protocols for the Shock Patient

Dr. Aditya Bharadwaj, M.B.B.S., FSCAI

From Shock Teams to Shock Networks: The Hub and Spoke Model

Behnam N. Tehrani, M.D.

When to Call the Shock Team: Protocol Dissemination in the Community

David A. Baran, M.D., FSCAI

CS Management in 2025: Optimizing CICU Staffing Models

Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD MSc, FSCAI

Shock Survivorship: The Role of Cardiogenic Shock Clinics Post-Hospital Discharge

Iyad N Isseh, MD

Panel Discussion

Top Shock Cases

VA-ECMO as a Bridge to Transplant Following Apical Wall Rupture

Hannah Every, MD

Regurgitation, Reperfusion, Rescue: ECMO in the Setting of Aortic Valve Catastrophe

Shazil Mahmood, MD

Cardiac Arrest During Acute MI Revascularization: Mobile VA-ECMO and Progressive Mechanical Support Enable Survival

Robby Wu, DO, FACC

2025 SCAI SHOCK

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