The CardioNerds Cardiac Critical Care Series discusses the hemodynamics of shock, focusing on invasive hemodynamic assessment using pulmonary artery catheters and the interpretation of Swan-Ganz catheter data. Experts Dr. Brian McCauley and Dr. Nosheen Reza, along with hosts, analyze a heart failure patient's journey through three admissions, emphasizing the appropriate use of PA catheters, potential complications, and the importance of accurate data collection. They review the ESCAPE trial's implications, discuss the utility of various hemodynamic parameters like cardiac power output and aortic pulsatility index, and provide a systematic approach to interpreting right heart catheter data to guide clinical management and therapeutic decisions in cardiogenic shock.
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