ACC Quality Summit vs MCSAID

The ACC Quality Summit app is your go-to guide for navigating the event! Attendees can use it to build a personalized session schedule, explore session details, and learn more about the faculty. Through the app, users can also stay connected via social media, receive real-time conference announcements, and download presentation slides. To support these features, the app uses foreground services to download event data and images directly from the server.

MCSAID is an educational application dedicated to the topic of mechanical cardiocirculatory support for patients with cardiogenic shock. A basic section introduces the definitions and classifications of cardiogenic shock as well as some of the common devices used for hemodynamic support in unstable patients. There is an algorithm for helping understand the decision process depending on key clinical variables such as cardiac output and PAPI. There are also several weaning and escalation algorithm. A calculator section is available for some common hemodynamic variables used in MCS decision-making and is available for quick-reference throughout the algorithm. MCSAID is an educational application for medical professionals and is not intended for making medical diagnoses. Medical decisions must be made by licensed professionals with the entire context of a patient’s medical history. If you are seeking a medical diagnosis, contact your physician and if you are experiencing a medical emergency, call your local emergency medical services.