Myocardial Mastery is built for clinicians who want real clinical competence, not recycled textbook slides. My courses cut straight to what matters at the bedside — hemodynamics, cardiogenic shock, post-op cardiac care, ECMO, MCS, and the advanced decision-making skills you’re expected to have but rarely taught well.
Students learn by seeing the why behind the numbers, waveforms, medications, and interventions, with explanations that make complex concepts finally click- in fun and relatable ways. Everything is designed by a CVICU educator who has lived at the bedside, precepted countless nurses, and built real-world programs.
This is for anyone looking to gain confidence, walk into high-acuity situations with clarity instead of guesswork...and really do the work of keeping these patients safe. If you want training that’s practical, accurate, and immediately usable in patient care, this is where you’ll get it.
"Much needed and effective. Lecturer was very good at presenting the topic"
"Instructor was very informative. Very engaging. Enjoyed the lecture"
"This is my second education course with this instructor and I'm just in awe how knowledgeable she is and easy understandable she makes this presentation to be."
"A great refresher for a veteran CV RN. Thanks!"
"Amazing and so thorough and informational. Literally the best presentation I've been to in a VERY LONG time!"
"Karen is phenomenal, so much information can be overwhelming, but she puts it in a way that is more easily understood. Keep it coming please!"
"This educator was so good! I love how she made this complex topic very easy to understand and didn't add fluff that can cause the viewer to disengage."
"The most I've learned in any class I've ever taken"
"Really enjoyed the flow of the course. One of the best classes I've ever been in."
"Loved it!! So knowledgeable but not overwhelming!"
Hemodynamics: CV Care & Waveform Interpretation
Covers core cardiovascular anatomy, EKG fundamentals, in-depth waveform interpretation, and the procedures and goals of care involved in CV recovery, reinforced through real case-based practice.
Temporary Pacemaker Care
Covers temporary pacemakers commonly used in the ICU, with emphasis on interpreting modes, evaluating patient response, and manipulating settings to guide safe, effective care. Reinforced through case-study practice.
ECMO for the Bedside Clinician
Care of patients receiving VA or VV ECMO, including what ECMO is, how to interpret patient changes and hemodynamics, and how to guide therapy. Covers nursing responsibilities, emergency management, troubleshooting, and case-based application of all concepts.
KAREN BATTISTONI RN, CCRN-CSC-CMC, CHFN, CVRN-BC
I'm an adult CV and critical care nurse with 15 years of experience in this space—including more than a decade at the bedside in the famed Texas Medical Center. I spent those years caring for some of the highest-acuity cardiac patients in the country and helped build my hospital's LVAD, transplant, and ECMO programs from the ground up.
My background includes all manner of advanced heart failure management—from simple medical management on a PA catheter to vented, open-chested mechanical support on CRRT and 15 drips etc! I've done recovery of everything from minimally invasive valve procedures to complex aortic surgery—simple CABGs to multi-procedural, OHT, OLT and VAD placement. I'm experienced with IABP, Impella devices, HeartWare and HeartMate LVADs, TandemHeart, VA/VV ECMO, CentriMag, Hemolung, and all major titratable drips used in critical care.
At the bedside, I loved the work and treated every interaction as a chance to learn, to teach, and to bring dignity and clarity to difficult moments. I enjoyed it so much that when I had the opportunity to create my own content and begin teaching, I carried that same approach forward. Over the past five years, I've reached more than 1,500 learners across the Texas Medical Center with a style that's practical, honest, and free of the ego and gatekeeping that so often slows a clinician's growth.
My focus is simple: make advanced cardiac nursing understandable, accessible, and empowering so every nurse can build real confidence at the bedside.