Transplantation - Heart

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Robotic MVR, MAZE Procedure, and Appendage Ligation at King Faisal Hospital

July 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This video series showcases a robotic mitral valve replacement performed by Dr. Feras Khaliel, a world leader in robotics, at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning traveled to Riyadh to...

JANS Article

Gene-Edited Pig Cardiac Xenotransplantation as a Bridge to Allotransplantation in Infants: Progress in a Pig-to-Baboon Model

July 9, 2026 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

Cleveland and colleagues present a translational study evaluating porcine cardiac xenotransplantation as a potential bridge to allotransplantation in infants with congenital heart disease. A total of 15 baboons underwent implantation...

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Robotic MVR, MAZE Procedure, and Appendage Ligation at King Faisal Hospital

July 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This video series showcases a robotic mitral valve replacement performed by Dr. Feras Khaliel, a world leader in robotics, at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel...

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SCTS 2026 | Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Transplants

June 12, 2026 | Laurens Ceulemans…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on mesenchymal stem cells and transplants. Dr. Laurens Ceulemans, a thoracic and transplant surgeon...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 160: Shifting Healthcare Policy in Surgery

June 11, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Nikki Stamp, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Mount Private Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, who also serves as an...

JANS Article

Long-term Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Adults With Univentricular Versus Biventricular Congenital Heart Disease

March 19, 2024 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

Heart transplantation (HT) is the only life extending option in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and end stage heart failure. This study evaluated outcomes after heart transplantation in adults...

JANS Article

Up to an Hour of Donor Resuscitation Does Not Affect Pediatric Heart Transplantation Survival

March 14, 2024 | Jo Chikwe

Between 2001 and 2021, 51 percent (n = 28,012) of US pediatric heart donors underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Donor acceptance was lower after CPR (54 percent versus 66 percent; P...

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Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

February 6, 2024 | Debasis Das…

Despite the emergence of various innovative therapies for individuals suffering from advanced heart failure, such as significant advancements in mechanical circulatory support, biventricular pacing, and stem cell treatments, heart transplantation...

JANS Article

Increasing Donor-Recipient Weight Mismatch in Infant Heart Transplantation: Waitlist Benefits and Equal Outcomes

February 1, 2024 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

Infants awaiting pediatric heart transplantation (PHT) have long waitlist duration and high mortality due to donor shortage. This study examined whether increased donor-recipient weight ratio (DRWR) higher than 2.0, the...

JANS Article

World’s Second Genetically Modified Pig Heart Transplant Patient Dies

November 9, 2023 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

An official press release from the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced the passing of Mr. Lawrence Faucette, the patient with terminal heart failure who received the world’s second...

JANS Article

Assessing Donor-Recipient Size Mismatch in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Lessons Learned from Over 7,500 Transplants

October 26, 2023 | Malak Elbatarny

This study determined which measurement—height, weight, BMI, BSA, predicted heart mass, total cardiac volume (TCV)—is most important for assessing donor-recipient heart size mismatch. Amdani and colleagues investigated the Pediatric Heart...

JANS Article

Pregnancy in US Transplant Recipients Associated with Significant Risks

October 20, 2023 | Malak Elbatarny

The authors investigated over 100 cases of pregnancies among heart transplant recipients in the US using a national dataset. Heart transplant mothers had a staggering sixteen-fold adjusted risk of severe...

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Implantation of a Berlin Heart EXCOR

September 21, 2023 | Monroe McKay…

A previously healthy two-month-old infant born at thirty-six weeks presented with increasing fussiness, a respiratory rate of sixty breaths per minute and an oxygen saturation of 85 percent. A chest...

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