MGH Heart Center ICU
@MGHHCICU
MGH Heart Center Intensive Care Unit (Cardiac ICU + Cardiac Surgical ICU), a collaboration of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Anesthesiology, EM, and Critical Care
Practical vasopressor approach in septic shock When should norepinephrine (NE) be initiated? Effects of NE on preload and cardiac contractility Potential renal protection by using vasopressin #lives2024
Aside from “Cardiac Canyon Lands” — so much (!) potential eg ▪️“Heart of Darkness” ▪️ “Takotsubo terrain” ▪️ “Heart and Soul” ▪️ “Heartbreak Hills” The map looks like one from “Lone Wolf” books in the 1980s - Hoping @MGH_PCCM joins me in the quest
New Disney ride?
Congratulations to @HarvardPulm @MGHCVFellows graduate Dr. Alexandra Steverson and veteran @MGHHCICU NP Jessica Starr on receiving the @ASE360 Critical Care Echo Council Travel Grant for #ASE2025
Dr. Aaron D. Aguirre, engineer and critical care cardiologist @MGHHeartHealth delivers @MGHMedicine Cardiology Grand Rounds 🖥️ how can #machinelearning to extract information 🖥️how do we identify signals of early warning (“needle in a haystack”) 🖥️lessons on predicting arrest ?
Venous thromboembolism #VTE #PE are a major source of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality @American_Heart webinar below
Congrats to our #CSICU attending Richard N. Pierson (and transplant surgeon & researcher), and @MassGeneralMDs colleagues (@LVRiella, Drs Madsen, Kawai, others) on body of work and spectacular @MGHSurgery Grand Rounds today nej.md/38qn60c
Excited to share our new review on mechanical power in mechanical ventilation! Could this metric help reduce ventilator-induced lung injury? Read more in JCC: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @StephanVonDu @KenParhar NeillAdhikari @martin_urner JosephKim @laveenamunshi @KuanLiu2 @efan75
"Is there a doctor on the plane?"✈️🩺 Responding to in-flight medical emergencies. #MedTwitter
Critical care cardiology is a robust and growing subspecialty. Take a closer look at this #JACC expert consensus on best practices for setting up a quality critical care cardiology program: bit.ly/3zHk3hx #ACCCriticalCare #ACCFIT @criticalecho @AndreaElliottUM…
Today’s @NEJMCPC was a discussion of the #hemogram #CBC 🩸in a #hearttransplant #OHT patient at @MGHMedicine #GrandRounds Masterful main analysis by @WilliamAird4 of @bethisraellahey and @TheBloodProjec1 🎖️ MGH transplant team = @tonkhueMdPhd @KottonNelson @TheSickleDoc
The 3 types of emphysema with CT correlates alongside. All images via @Radiopaedia #medtwitter
How do interventricular interactions impact ventricular function in #LVAD patients❓ Using #PVloops analysis, ⬆️ #LVAD speed cause: - ⬆️ #RVEDV & #SV, ⬇️ #RVESP & #RVEDP - ⬆️ RV diastolic compliance - ⬇️ afterload - No changes in RV systolic function 📚 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.……
🧵for the new residents and students on the meaning of 'French' and 'Gauge'. We've covered this on here in the past, but a lot of new people are starting on surgical rotations, so let's look at them again. As usual, we'll cover their history and what they mean. (1/ )
Check out the review article: Causes of Perioperative Cardiac Arrest: Mnemonic, Classification, Monitoring, and Actions buff.ly/3XoQ9In 🚫 Cardiac arrest can result from preload, contractility, afterload, or rate/rhythm crises.