Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) /
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD-C)
Comprehensive Practice Exam Questions
with Answers & Rationales | PDF
Primary Goals of MCS Devices - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Increase systemic
perfusion
Enhance coronary perfusion
Types of Cardiogenic Shock (CS) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Left ventricular
dominant
Right ventricular dominant
Biventricular failure
, Bridge to Transplant (BTT): - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Support while awaiting
transplant- receive VAD therapy as a step to cardiac transplantation
destination therapy - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Lifelong MCS for non-transplant
candidates- VAD is used as a treatment for cardiac failure.
Bridge to Candidacy (BTC): - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Temporary support for
potentially transplant-eligible patients
Bridge to recovery (BTR) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Temporary support during
cardiac recovery
Bridge to Decision (BTD): - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Support pending definitive
care plan
IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----inflates during
dyastole and deflates during systole to increase coronary blood flow, reducing
afterload, allowing heart to empty and increase Cardiac Output
Impella (Abiomed) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Micro axial flow, non-pulsatile,
catheter-based pump
Left Ventricle- HeartMate percutaneous pump - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Second-generation axial pump
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD-C)
Comprehensive Practice Exam Questions
with Answers & Rationales | PDF
Primary Goals of MCS Devices - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Increase systemic
perfusion
Enhance coronary perfusion
Types of Cardiogenic Shock (CS) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Left ventricular
dominant
Right ventricular dominant
Biventricular failure
, Bridge to Transplant (BTT): - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Support while awaiting
transplant- receive VAD therapy as a step to cardiac transplantation
destination therapy - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Lifelong MCS for non-transplant
candidates- VAD is used as a treatment for cardiac failure.
Bridge to Candidacy (BTC): - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Temporary support for
potentially transplant-eligible patients
Bridge to recovery (BTR) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Temporary support during
cardiac recovery
Bridge to Decision (BTD): - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Support pending definitive
care plan
IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----inflates during
dyastole and deflates during systole to increase coronary blood flow, reducing
afterload, allowing heart to empty and increase Cardiac Output
Impella (Abiomed) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Micro axial flow, non-pulsatile,
catheter-based pump
Left Ventricle- HeartMate percutaneous pump - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Second-generation axial pump
