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Podcast: The Critical Care Commute Podcast
Episode: Cardiogenic Shock: The SCAI Classification with Dr. Emilie Belley-Côté.
Description: In this episode, recorded live at CCCF 2024, we sit down with Dr. Emilie Belley-Côté, a cardiac intensivist, researcher, and clinical trialist from McMaster University, to unpack cardiogenic shock: the SCAI classification.Whether you're in the ED, cath lab, or ICU, the SCAI (Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) stages offer a common language to describe the severity of cardiogenic shock, guide escalation of care, and improve outcomes through structured assessment.Dr. Belley-Côté walks us through:The five SCAI stages (A through E): what they mean and how they’re used.How...