Dr. Marwan Jumean
Interventional Cardiologist
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Dr. Marwan Jumean is an interventional heart failure cardiologist and professor at UT Houston in Texas.
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Episode # 3 • 16 Jun 2026
Crisis Control: VA-ECMO - An Ischemic Leg!
CathMasters tackle the management of limb ischemia — one of the most feared complications of peripheral VA-ECMO (veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and large-bore mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Through the case of a 50-year-old woman with ischemic cardiomyopathy on VA-ECMO and Impella CP who develops right leg ischemia, the team walks through bedside assessment of the ischemic limb, equipment and technique for placing a distal perfusion catheter (DPC) on an existing ECMO circuit, strategies to mitigate limb ischemia with Impella, assessment of vascular patency during large-bore access removal, and the recognition and management of compartment syndrome.
Audio editing for this episode was performed by CardioNerds Intern, Dr. Julia Marques Fernandes.
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About
Marwan F. Jumean, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular diseases, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. He’s also a professor in the Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. In addition, he’s the program director of the interventional heart failure training program. His clinical and research interests include high-risk angioplasty, cardiogenic shock, the use of percutaneous mechanical assist devices in the management of cardiogenic shock and acute heart failure, and ventricular assist device therapy complications.
Jumean received his medical degree with honors from the University of Jordan in Amman in 2006. He completed his residency in internal medicine and his clinical and research fellowships in cardiovascular diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the founder and director of the Houston Shock Symposium. This annual event aims to advance the field of cardiogenic shock diagnosis and management through a multidisciplinary team approach. Jumean has received several awards throughout his medical career, including the Rising Star Award by the Houston Business Journal in 2019, and was named one of Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors in 2020.
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