Heart Failure

Video

Modified Trapdoor Technique for Direct Reimplantation of ALCAPA

September 15, 2026 | Matej Nosal…

This video demonstrates the modified trapdoor technique for direct reimplantation of an anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Case Presentation Following cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a three-month-old, 4.7 kg infant, was referred to the authors’...

JANS Article

Real-World Outcomes After Simplified M-TEER Repair Under Sole TEE Guidance

September 17, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This single-center, real-world study compared a simplified, fluoroscopy-free mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) workflow guided solely by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) against the conventional approach using combined fluoroscopic and TEE guidance....

Video

Modified Trapdoor Technique for Direct Reimplantation of ALCAPA

September 15, 2026 | Matej Nosal…

This video demonstrates the modified trapdoor technique for direct reimplantation of an anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Case Presentation Following cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a three-month-old, 4.7 kg infant,...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

JANS Article

Dapagliflozin and Acute Kidney Injury Following, Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

September 3, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this Dutch multicenter, double-blind trial, 784 adults undergoing elective cardiac surgery received dapagliflozin 10 mg (n=392) or placebo (n=392), starting one day preoperatively for four doses. Acute kidney injury...

JANS Article

A Soft Robotic Total Artificial Hybrid Heart

September 4, 2025 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

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)....

JANS Article

Survival Outcomes After Multiple vs Single Arterial Grafting Among Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction

May 7, 2025 | Jade QuSilver Contributor

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....

JANS Article

Ambulation Protocol for Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Quality Improvement Initiative

March 27, 2025 | Jill LeySilver Contributor

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...

JANS Article

Transplantation of a Genetically Modified Porcine Heart Into a Live Human

February 27, 2025 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

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...

JANS Article

Engineered Heart Muscle Allografts for Heart Repair in Primates and Humans

February 13, 2025 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

Researchers have shown that patches of muscle grown from stem cells can help repair a failing heart. A laboratory-grown biological transplant with the potential to stabilize and strengthen the heart...

JANS Article

Determinants of Inadequate Cardioprotection in Adult Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

February 13, 2025 | Jessica Bogensberger

Proper preservation of the myocardium during intraoperative ischemia is a critical predictor of satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, there can be a wide degree of diversity in myocardial damage among patients...

JANS Article

Aortic Valve Replacement vs Clinical Surveillance in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

January 16, 2025 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

In this study-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effect of early aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus clinical surveillance (CS) in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS),...

JANS Article

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure and Moderate Aortic Stenosis: TAVR UNLOAD

November 26, 2024 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

Neurohormonal modulation and afterload reduction are essential for treating heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In HFrEF patients with concomitant moderate aortic stenosis (AS), therapy with transcatheter aortic valve...

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