Temporary mechanical circulatory support (TMCS) provides short-term support to patients with or at risk of refractory cardiogenic shock. Although indications, contraindications, and complications of TMCS may guide device selection, optimal strategies for device weaning and explant remain poorly defined.

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Christopher O’Connor, MD, FACC

Executive Editor
Mona Fiuzat, PharmD, FACC

JACC Heart Failure CME Editors
Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
Adam DeVore, MD
Abhinav Sharma, MD
Mitchell Psotka, MD, PhD
Kishan Parikh, MD

Authors
Varinder Kaur Randhawa, MD, PHD
Jerry D. Estep, MD

Important Dates

Date of Release: August 30, 2021
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC/ECME Expiration: August 29, 2022