Mechanical Circulatory Assistance

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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 temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS)...

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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...

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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...

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Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

October 9, 2018 | Oleg Orlov…

IntroductionChronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) occurs in less than 3.8% of pulmonary embolism (PE) cases. It results from concomitant pulmonary vascular obstruction and small-vessel fibrointimal hyperplasia, which leads to elevated...

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ECMO for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

September 13, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Exciting debate on the EOLIA trial! https://www.ctsnet.org/jans/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-severe-a…

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Clinical Course and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

August 17, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A well-referenced, exhaustive review.

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Predicting 1-Year Cardiac Transplantation Survival Using a Donor–Recipient Risk-Assessment Tool

May 3, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A somewhat delayed publication of a 2016 paper that discusses important trends in cardiac transplanation in the light of increasing use of ECMO.

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In Global News: Raising Esophageal Cancer Awareness, Healthy Eating for Healthy Arteries, and Avoiding TAVR-Induced Coronary Obstruction

April 6, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care A baby in Taiwan is the third-lightest to have undergone repair of a type A interrupted aortic arch and aortopulmonary window. Did you know that April is Esophageal...

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Two-Year Outcomes With a Magnetically Levitated Cardiac Pump in Heart Failure

March 12, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An interesting two-year report from the MOMENTUM 3 randomized controlled trial comparison of HeartMate 3 and II, the analysis performed by Abbott. Although stroke and reoperation were clearly lower with...

JANS Article

Prevention and Management of Sternal Wound Infections

March 1, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors present a thorough expert consensus review on the prevention—preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative—and the postoperative management of sternal wound infections. The authors conclude with a guideline with class recommendations...

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Selective Implantation of Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Primary Therapy for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

February 28, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A retrospective Mount Sinai small series on selective emergent implantation of long-term ventricular assist devices in cardiogenic shock. It challenges the traditional concept of short-term stabilisation with ECMO or short-term...

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