This video demonstrates surgical implantation of a Berlin Heart EXCOR in a two-month-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Transplantation - Heart
August 30, 2023
The authors reported the prognostic impact of donor transmitted coronary artery disease in heart transplantation in their retrospective multicenter cohort study. They found that TCAD was not associated with reduced survival.
August 24, 2023
The authors present the first autoregulated total artificial heart implant in the United States. The Aeson total artificial heart provides biventricular support with improvements in hemocompatibility and autoregulation in response to higher filling pressures, when compared to previous generations.
August 17, 2023
Can we increase the rate and consistency of organ donation from donors experiencing out-of-hospital arrest? What are the challenges and opportunities associated with procurement from this population?
April 28, 2023
The first ever heart transplant with a still-beating heart from a donor who had undergone cardiac death was performed recently at Stanford Medicine. This method allows for less cardiac injury and a lower chance of morbidity for the recipient.
March 31, 2023
Since granular single-center data is lacking for the SynCardia total artificial heart, this study reported outcomes in 100 TAH recipients in a single high-volume center. The study found that 61 percent of patients underwent successful transplant while 39 percent died on TAH support.
March 8, 2023
This video shows the unique bicaval technique for implantation of a donor heart.
March 7, 2023
This video demonstrates the authors’ technique of cardiectomy in orthotopic heart transplantation, leaving the recipient's atrial septum.
February 23, 2023
The first minimally invasive artificial heart transplant surgery in China was completed in a patient experiencing severe heart failure. By implanting the left ventricular assist device using only two small incisions, surgeons were able to increase the patient’s quality of life as he waits for a donor heart.
February 23, 2023
Because of advances in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), an increasing number of HCV-positive donors have become eligible to donate for heart transplant. This study aimed to conclude just how large that increase has been and the resulting outcomes.