Cardiac Trials vs MCSAID

Cardiac Trials is an educational tool that aggregates landmark clinical trials within cardiology at your fingertips. The hallmark of Cardiac Trials is its organization: the application organizes clinical trials by discipline and furthermore by subject matter within each discipline, allowing quick access to bite-sized morsels of practice-changing clinical trials within seconds. Cardiac Trials is a must-have for clinicians in-training: fellows, residents, students, but can be used and studied at any level. Constantly updated, Cardiac Trials strives to reflect both historical and the most up-to-date clinical trials published to date within the field of cardiology.

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.