Heart Failure

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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 UAE. They discussed the advantages...

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

The Seven Pillars of Techniques to Treat and Repair Tricuspid Endocarditis

November 26, 2024 | Jessica Luc

In this article, the authors detail the seven pillars for successful management of tricuspid valve endocarditis. Surgical indications for tricuspid valve endocarditis include heart failure, uncontrolled infection, and septic emboli...

JANS Article

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock — Persistence and Progress

May 18, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This article presents a succinct but comprehensive expert viewpoint on support in cardiogenic shock using the manuscript of the DanGer trial on promising results of Impella in a highly selected...

JANS Article

Transcatheter Management of Pure Native Aortic Valve Regurgitation in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device

May 2, 2024 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

Aortic valve regurgitation (AR) often occurs after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a viable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in this...

JANS Article

Woman Becomes First Patient to Undergo Combined Heart Pump Implant and Pig Kidney Transplant

May 2, 2024 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

A fifty-four-year-old woman became the first person to simultaneously receive a gene-edited pig kidney transplant and mechanical heart valve implantation. Surgeons performed the heart pump procedure first before performing the...

JANS Article

Abiomed Recalls Labeling for Left-Sided Impella Pumps: FDA

April 3, 2024 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

The device manufacturer Abiomed has issued a recall, issued Class I by the FDA, for its left-sided heart pumps due to cases in which the pump catheter has perforated the...

JANS Article

Long-term Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Adults With Univentricular Versus Biventricular Congenital Heart Disease

March 19, 2024 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

Heart transplantation (HT) is the only life extending option in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and end stage heart failure. This study evaluated outcomes after heart transplantation in adults...

JANS Article

Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure

January 23, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This is a useful manuscript on long-term follow up confirming the findings of the five-year study, with regards to superior survival on CRT than on ICD. The authors discuss the...

JANS Article

The First Autoregulated Total Artificial Heart Implant in the United States

August 24, 2023 | Jason Trevis

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...

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