Mechanical Circulatory Assistance

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Ten Guiding Principles for the Management of Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock

October 8, 2026 | Aaron Weiss

This expert review presents 10 guiding principles for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS), framing PCCS as a time-dependent trajectory and emphasizing early recognition, phenotype-driven temporary mechanical circulatory support, ventricular unloading, correction of reversible causes, and forward...

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ASAIO 2026 | Cardiogenic Shock

October 9, 2026

This session features Song Li, Director of Data Science at Cardiogenic Shock Working Group and Director of Cardiogenic Shock at Medical City Healthcare, Dallas, Texas, USA, delivering a presentation on...

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ASAIO 2026 | Implantable Durable MCS: Did We Miss the Boat?

October 8, 2026 | Mark Slaughter

This session features Mark S. Slaughter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute at the University of Louisville,...

JANS Article

Ten Guiding Principles for the Management of Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock

October 8, 2026 | Aaron Weiss

This expert review presents 10 guiding principles for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS), framing PCCS as a time-dependent trajectory and emphasizing early recognition, phenotype-driven temporary mechanical circulatory support, ventricular unloading, correction...

Video

ASAIO 2026 | Phase-Specific Predictors of Right Heart Failure in Patients on Magnetically Levitated LVADs

October 1, 2026

This session features Shivni H. Patel from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, presenting on “Time-Varying Risk and Hazard Phase-Specific Predictors of Right Heart Failure...

JANS Article

Use of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Management of Cardiogenic Shock Before and After the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System Changes

April 16, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

The UNOS donor heart allocation system was revised in 2018, giving priority to patients on inpatient mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Patients admitted with heart failure-associated cardiogenic shock were tracked for...

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In Situ Expansion, Differentiation and Electromechanical Coupling of Human Cardiac Muscle in a 3D Bioprinted, Chambered Organoid

April 2, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Quite refreshing well-written experimental paper leaving promises of artificial organoids.

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American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines on Selected Topics in Mechanical Circulatory Support

January 30, 2020 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation provide a consensus guidelines document on ten important aspects in mechanical circulatory support. These include: 1....

JANS Article

Evaluation of the INSPIRE Trial and Its Implications for Lung Transplantation With Normothermic Portable Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

October 30, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A balanced appraisal of last year’s manuscript from the Lancet Group on a relatively novel portable Organ Care System for donor lungs. The analysis of the technical complications, especially organ...

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

August 23, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

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

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

August 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold 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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Prophylactic Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in High Risk Cardiac Surgery: The PINBALL Pilot Multicentre, Registry-Linked, Randomised, Controlled Feasibility Trial

June 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

An intresting pilot that was stopped due to underrecruitment. Commendable mortality in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting.

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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Chronic Heart Failure

April 4, 2019 | Carmelo Milano…

Carmelo Milano, chief of cardiac surgery and the surgical director of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, USA, discusses the...

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