Transplantation - Heart

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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 and Associate Professor of Surgery...

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

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Prognostic Relevance of Donor-Transmitted Coronary Artery Disease in Heart Transplant Recipients

August 30, 2023 | Jason Trevis

The authors reported the prognostic impact of donor transmitted coronary artery disease in heart transplantation in their retrospective multicenter cohort study. They found that TCAD was not associated with reduced...

JANS Article

The First Autoregulated Total Artificial Heart Implant in the United States

August 24, 2023 | Jason Trevis

The authors present the first autoregulated total artificial heart implant in the United States. The Aeson total artificial heart provides biventricular support with improvements in hemocompatibility and autoregulation in response...

JANS Article

Organ Donation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation

August 17, 2023 | Malak Elbatarny

Can we increase the rate and consistency of organ donation from donors experiencing out-of-hospital arrest? What are the challenges and opportunities associated with procurement from this population? The International Liaison...

JANS Article

First Beating Heart Transplants from Cardiac Death Donors

April 28, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

The first ever heart transplant with a still-beating heart from a donor who had undergone cardiac death was performed recently at Stanford Medicine. This method allows for less cardiac injury...

JANS Article

Experience With SynCardia Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Transplantation in 100 Patients

March 31, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Since granular single-center data is lacking for the SynCardia total artificial heart, this study reported outcomes in 100 TAH recipients in a single high-volume center. The study found that 61...

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Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 2: Implantation of Donor Heart

March 8, 2023 | Suguru Ohira…

After the donor heart arrives (see Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 1: Recipient Cardiectomy for that procedure), additional cardioplegia is given. The anatomy, such as the patent foramen...

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Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 1: Recipient Cardiectomy

March 7, 2023 | Suguru Ohira…

To begin the cardiectomy, the sternum is opened in a standard full sternotomy. The ascending aorta, superior vena cava (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC) are isolated and umbilical tape...

JANS Article

Zhejiang Performs China’s First Minimally Invasive Artificial Heart Implant Surgery

February 23, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

The first minimally invasive artificial heart transplant surgery in China was completed in a patient experiencing severe heart failure. By implanting the left ventricular assist device using only two small...

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