Heart Failure
This expert review presents 10 guiding principles for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS), framing PCCS as a time-dependent trajectory and emphasizing early recognition, phenotype-driven temporary mechanical circulatory support, ventricular unloading, correction of reversible causes, and forward...
This session features Mark S. Slaughter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute at the University of Louisville,...
This expert review presents 10 guiding principles for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS), framing PCCS as a time-dependent trajectory and emphasizing early recognition, phenotype-driven temporary mechanical circulatory support, ventricular unloading, correction...
This session features Shivni H. Patel from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, presenting on “Time-Varying Risk and Hazard Phase-Specific Predictors of Right Heart Failure...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Traves Crabtree, Professor and Chair of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Surgical Skills Laboratory...
This study explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for auscultation in diagnosing heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting its potential to improve access to cardiovascular care in resource-limited settings....
The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) recently released joint consensus guidelines on use of temporary...
This single-center matched study assessed the perioperative outcomes of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) therapy in cardiac surgery patients with heart failure. Among 33 SGLT2i users and 33 matched controls, baseline...
This single-center retrospective study compared the outcomes of mitral valve (MV) surgery vs transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) in octogenarians with moderate-to-severe or severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Between 2014 and 2024,...
Arfaee et al. present the first proof of concept of a soft robotic total artificial hybrid heart (Hybrid Heart) designed to overcome the limitations of current total artificial hearts (TAHs)....
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of preoperative ischemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction on long-term outcomes following coronary revascularization using either single or multiple arterial grafting techniques....
The authors aimed to explore the applicability of the benefits of early mobility and ambulation for patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This single-center preintervention, post-intervention review, performed at a...
This article presents findings from the second-ever pig-to-human heart xenotransplant. A 58-year-old patient with end-stage heart failure received a 10-gene-edited porcine heart and was maintained on a novel anti-CD40L immunosuppressive...



