PMID- 34861044 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220307 LR - 20220307 IS - 1897-4279 (Electronic) IS - 0022-9032 (Linking) VI - 79 IP - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Mechanical circulatory support. An expert opinion of the Association of Intensive Cardiac Care and the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society. PG - 1399-1410 LID - 10.33963/KP.a2021.0169 [doi] AB - Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) methods are used in patients with both acute and chronic heart failure, who have exhausted other options for pharmacological or surgical treatments. The purpose of their use is to support, partially or completely, the failed ventricles and ensure adequate organ perfusion, which allows patients to restore full cardiovascular capacity, prolonging their life and effectively improving its quality. The three most popular devices include an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), percutaneous assist devices (including Impella, TandemHeart), and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). A multidisciplinary approach with the special participation of the Heart Team is required to determine the proper MCS strategy, the choice of the supporting method, and the time of its use. The studies published so far do not allow us to determine which MCS method is the safest and the most effective. Thus, the site experience and accessibility of the method seem to matter most today. MCS finds particular application in patients with acute coronary syndromes complicated by refractory cardiogenic shock, as well as in patients with acute heart failure of the high potential for reversibility. It can also serve as a backup for percutaneous coronary interventions of high risk (complex and high-risk indicated percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI], complex and high-risk indicated PCI [CHIP]). The use of appropriate supportive drugs, precise hemodynamic and echocardiographic monitoring, as well as optimal non-invasive or mechanical ventilation, are extremely important in the management of a patient with MCS. The most serious complications of MCS include bleeding, thromboembolic events, as well as infections, and hemolysis. FAU - Tycinska, Agnieszka AU - Tycinska A AD - Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. agnieszka.tycinska@gmail.com. FAU - Grygier, Marek AU - Grygier M AD - 1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. FAU - Biegus, Jan AU - Biegus J AD - Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Czarnik, Tomasz AU - Czarnik T AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland. FAU - Dabrowski, Maciej AU - Dabrowski M AD - Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland. FAU - Depukat, Rafal AU - Depukat R AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Gierlotka, Marek AU - Gierlotka M AD - Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland. FAU - Gil, Monika AU - Gil M AD - Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Hawranek, Michal AU - Hawranek M AD - 3rd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. FAU - Hirnle, Tomasz AU - Hirnle T AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Jemielity, Marek AU - Jemielity M AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. FAU - Kapelak, Boguslaw AU - Kapelak B AD - John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland. AD - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Kralisz, Pawel AU - Kralisz P AD - Department of Invasive Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Kuliczkowski, Wiktor AU - Kuliczkowski W AD - Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Kusmierczyk, Mariusz AU - Kusmierczyk M AD - National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland. FAU - Ligowski, Marcin AU - Ligowski M AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. FAU - Lopatowska, Paulina AU - Lopatowska P AD - Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Puslecki, Mateusz AU - Puslecki M AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. AD - Department of Medical Rescue, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. FAU - Swiatkowski, Andrzej AU - Swiatkowski A AD - Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, 1st Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Silesian Center of Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland. FAU - Trzeciak, Przemyslaw AU - Trzeciak P AD - 3rd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. FAU - Zawislak, Barbara AU - Zawislak B AD - Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Zembala, Michal AU - Zembala M AD - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Silesian Center For Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland. AD - Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland. FAU - Zymlinski, Robert AU - Zymlinski R AD - Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211203 PL - Poland TA - Kardiol Pol JT - Kardiologia polska JID - 0376352 SB - IM MH - Expert Testimony MH - *Heart-Assist Devices/adverse effects MH - Humans MH - Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping/adverse effects/methods MH - *Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/adverse effects MH - Poland MH - Shock, Cardiogenic/therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - hemodynamic and echocardiographic monitoring OT - indications and complications OT - mechanical circulatory support-type and extension OT - multidisciplinary approach OT - ventilation and pharmacotherapy EDAT- 2021/12/04 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/08 06:00 CRDT- 2021/12/03 17:33 PHST- 2021/12/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/03 17:33 [entrez] AID - VM/OJS/J/87250 [pii] AID - 10.33963/KP.a2021.0169 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Kardiol Pol. 2021;79(12):1399-1410. doi: 10.33963/KP.a2021.0169. Epub 2021 Dec 3.