Mechanical Circulatory Assistance

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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 across 22 international institutions, the...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Does Small Size Matter With Continuous Flow Devices? : Analysis of the INTERMACS Database of Adults With BSA ≤1.5 m2

February 15, 2017 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors reviewed the retrospective INTERMACS database to assess whether outcomes after continuous-flow (CF) LVAD implantation varied with patient BSA. A total of over 10,000 CF LVAD patients were included....

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Postoperative Mechanical Circulatory Support

February 8, 2017 | Stephen Westaby

Professor Stephen Westaby of John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, gives an overview of the use of temporary mechanical support for postcardiotomy failure. This presentation was originally given during the SCTS...

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Heart–Brain Axis: Effects of Neurologic Injury on Cardiovascular Function

February 5, 2017 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A review of particular interest for procurement (retrieval) of hearts after brain injury, especially subarachnoid bleeding, the commonest cause of death in DBD in our practice. The authors discuss, amongst...

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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiac Critical Care: A State of the Art Review and Algorithm for Device Selection

January 31, 2017 | Rakesh Arora

The authors of this review article offer an approach to the utilization of a contempory mechanical circulatory support devices. They further provide insights of the key role that well-functioning interdisciplinary...

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Temporary Mechanical Support for Critical Cardiogenic Shock

January 27, 2017 | Rajamiyer Venkateswaran

Rajamiyer Venkateswaran of Mythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK, discusses temporary mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in cases of cardiogenic shock. Dr. Venkateswaran covers the pathophysiology and strategies for...

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Cost-Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Devices in Ambulatory Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

January 13, 2017 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

With the everpresent question of potentially extending LVAD therapy to ambulatory patients with advanced heart failure, the authors–using a Markov model–projected the incremental cost-efffectiveness ratio (ICER) of DT LVADs in...

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Predictors of survival in adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with severe infections

November 23, 2016 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

An institutional registry of ECMO patients was surveyed to determine predictors of survival among patients receiving ECMO in the presence of sepsis. Among 151 studied patients, pneumonia was the most...

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Clinical Significance of Spontaneous Echo Contrast on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

October 13, 2016 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This single-center study explored the relationship between spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) and the incidence of thromboembolism and CVA in 98 patients undergoing peripheral VA ECMO. Twenty-two percent of patients had...

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