Mechanical Circulatory Assistance

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 170: 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

August 20, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Jeffrey Velotta, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in San Francisco, California, USA, and a...

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Robotic-Assisted Biventricular Durable Assist Device Implantation: The First In Human Experience

August 6, 2026 | Feras Khaliel…

An 8 cm left sub-areolar thoracotomy was performed as the working port. The pericardium was opened vertically over the left ventricular apex and suspended with retraction sutures. Using 3-0 polypropylene...

JANS Article

A Comparison of DCD Heart Transplantation in Europe and the United States: A Multi-Centre, Retrospective Study

May 28, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective observational study aimed to compare clinical outcomes and demographics of donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplantation (HT) between European and United States (US) centers. Analyzing 504 patients...

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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Left Ventricular Assist Device Candidates With Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Acuity Without Long-Term Futility

May 13, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This multicenter cohort study evaluated the impact of preoperative temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) on outcomes in patients with defined right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) undergoing HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist...

JANS Article

The Changing Landscape of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in the New Heart Allocation System—A United States Nationwide Analysis

March 5, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, covering the years 2019 to 2024 with a sample size of 5,325 patients, characterized the evolving landscape of...

JANS Article

EACTS/STS/AATS Guidelines on Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Adult Cardiac Surgery 

November 6, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

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...

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Outcomes of Patients With Mitral Annular Disjunction Undergoing Mitral Valve Repair

April 17, 2025 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This retrospective study compared outcomes in patients undergoing mitral valve repair for valve prolapse, with and without mitral annular disjunction (MAD). After propensity score matching, 100 patients (50 with MAD...

JANS Article

18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context

November 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The opening manuscript on the expected series of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications. For the cardiovascular surgeon, Tables 2 and 7 offer an update on the use of...

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Ventriculotomy Occlusion by Felt Plug in LVAD Explantation

May 30, 2024 | Sanjay Chaubey…

This video demonstrates the construction of a felt Dacron plug, which was used to close the ventriculotomy in the left ventricle following explantation of a Heart Mate 3 LVAD device....

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...

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Mechanical Circulatory Support During Surgical Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

April 18, 2024 | Jason Trevis

This study aimed to describe the use of perioperative mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and its impact on outcomes in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing surgical revascularization. Between 2015 and 2021,...

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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...

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Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls for Cardiopulmonary Bypass

January 16, 2024 | Stephen Spindel…

This video describes the set up and pitfalls for cardiopulmonary bypass, including common types of arterial and venous access, as well as cardioplegia routes and venting strategies. For arterial access,...

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