Heart Failure

Event

10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit.

November 19, 2026

Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 12:15 pm – The 10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Summit brings together leading international experts in heart failure and mechanical circulatory...

Video

Surgical Repair of Mixed Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

August 31, 2026 | Zineb El Hasnaoui…

The surgical technique used in this video is suitable for patients with mixed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in whom the right and left pulmonary venous systems drain...

Podcast

The Lifeline: ECMO vs Emergency Resternotomy for Cardiac Surgical Arrest

July 8, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...

Event

10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit.

November 19, 2026

Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 12:15 pm – The 10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Summit brings together leading international experts in...

Video

Precision Medicine in Cardiogenic Shock

June 17, 2026

This video discusses the three pillars of precision medicine in cardiogenic shock and the latest research. First, machine learning phenotyping can identify distinct and biologically meaningful subgroups within the heterogeneous...

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...

JANS Article

The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10-Year Update

June 1, 2023 | Wei-Guo Ma

The first official guidelines for implantable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) were published in 2013 by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT). Ten years later, because of substantial...

JANS Article

Five-Year Follow-Up after Transcatheter Repair of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

June 1, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This five-year follow-up of a large randomized controlled clinical trial on outcomes after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of severe mitral regurgitation, as compared with outcomes after maximal doses of guideline-directed medical...

JANS Article

Zhejiang Performs China’s First Minimally Invasive Artificial Heart Implant Surgery

February 23, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

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...

JANS Article

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Heart Failure Society of America Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support

February 12, 2023 | Wei-Guo Ma

This guideline on acute mechanical circulatory support covers medical and surgical treatment of cardiogenic and pulmonary shock, management of patients supported with temporary mechanical circulatory support devices, complications, special populations,...

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