Session 6: Hemodynamics in Shock - What Really Matters?

Friday, March 6, 2026

3:20 PM - 4:45 PM CST

Location: Main Arena

Moderator(s)

Holger Thiele

Director
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Steve Hollenberg, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Gavin Hickey, MD

Director, Cardiogenic Shock Program
UPMC
Murrysville, Pennsylvania, United States
J Eduardo Rame, MD MPhil FAHA FESC

Louis R Dinon Professor of Clinical Cardiology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States
Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, MD, MD, MPH, MSc

Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas, United States
Venu Menon, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Gates Mills, Ohio, United States
Sana Shoukat, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
houston, Texas, United States
Jacob Jentzer, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure(s):

Gavin Hickey: No relevant disclosure to display

J Eduardo Rame, MD MPhil FAHA FESC: No financial relationships to disclose

Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, MD, MD, MPH, MSc: No financial relationships to disclose

Sana Shoukat, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

3:20 PM - 3:27 PM CST

Remote Hemodynamics: Opportunities to Define SCAI A & B Patients
Speaker: Jerry D. Estep, MD, FACC, FASE – Cleveland Clinic Florida
3:27 PM - 3:35 PM CST

Discussion
3:35 PM - 3:42 PM CST

Lusitropy in Shock: Understanding Diastolic Function Under Stress
Speaker: Venu Menon, MD – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
3:42 PM - 3:50 PM CST

Discussion
3:50 PM - 3:57 PM CST

Non-Valvular LVAD Shock – A Diagnostic Challenge
Speaker: Rola Khedarki
3:57 PM - 4:05 PM CST

Discussion
4:05 PM - 4:12 PM CST

What Does VA-ECMO Really Do to LVEDP?
Speaker: Maryjane Farr, MD MSC – University of Pennsylvania
4:12 PM - 4:20 PM CST

Discussion
4:20 PM - 4:27 PM CST

Debate: Continuous PAC is Needed to Wean pMCS Support?
Speaker: Gavin Hickey, MD – UPMC
4:27 PM - 4:35 PM CST

Debate: Continuous PAC is NOT Needed for pMCS Support – I Have My Usual ICU Tools
Speaker: Aniket S. Rali, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
4:35 PM - 4:45 PM CST

Discussion