Heart Failure

JANS Article

Determining the Individualized Probability of Myocardial Recovery: The Multicenter RecoverHeart Calculator

May 28, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This multi-institutional study developed and validated the RecoverHeart calculator to estimate the probability of significant myocardial reverse remodeling during continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. Using a derivation (n=509) and a validation cohort (n=375),...

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

Commentary: Mitral Valve Repair With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Yes! But Who?

August 23, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Excellent and brief summary of the debate on functional mitral regurgitation on mechanical support.

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JANS Article

Reactive Vasodilation Predicts Mortality in Primary Systemic Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis

August 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The translational value for cardiac transplantation of this prospective multi-centre clinical study of vasodilation in amyloidosis remains to be evaluated.

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JANS Article

Long-Term Transplant Outcomes of Donor Hearts With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

June 4, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Left ventricular ejection fraction was not a predictor of outcomes after heart transplant, and was normal in all recipients at 1 year posttransplant. The reliance on generic transthoracic echocardiography for...

JANS Article

In Global News: Prevalence of Spin in RCT Reports, Setting the Standard for Teamwork, and the Continued Public Health Challenge of Asbestos

May 24, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Despite being the leading cause of death in the US, heart disease was the most-Googled disease in only one state: Maine. A study that sought...

Video

Novel Cannulation Technique for Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

May 21, 2019 | Jared Beller…

Disclosure This presentation describes the off-label use of the Centrimag™ Ventricular Assist Device (Abbott). Objectives Right ventricular (RV) failure is a life-threatening complication after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation....

JANS Article

What Number Are We? Donor Sequence and Outcomes of Heart Transplantation

May 21, 2019 | Amy Fiedler

The authors utilized a retrospective review of the UNOS database from 2007-2014 to evaluate the impact of donor sequence number (DSN) on outcomes. Specifically, they interestingly identified that survival is...

JANS Article

In Global News: Bioengineered Blood Vessels, an Antibiotic Antiplatelet, and Veins Versus Arteries First in Lobectomy

May 17, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The British Heart Foundation reports that the number of premature deaths related to cardiovascular disease has risen in the UK for the first time in...

Video

Goodbye Sternal Precautions, Hello Move in the Tube?

April 18, 2019 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

Filmed at the 2018 EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, Jill Ley of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, USA, moderates a discussion on evidence-based recommendations for movement following...

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