Transplantation - Heart

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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 Adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer at...

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...

Video

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...

Video

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

Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C-Positive Donors in the Modern Era

February 23, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Because of advances in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), an increasing number of HCV-positive donors have become eligible to donate for heart transplant. This study aimed to conclude...

JANS Article

All-Female UCSF Surgical Team Performs Heart Transplant Surgery, In Likely Historical First

February 16, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

At UCSF, which has one of the longest running organ transplant programs in the United States, an all-women team led by Dr. Amy Fiedler performed a heart transplant for the...

JANS Article

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Heart Failure Society of America Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support

February 12, 2023 | Wei-Guo Ma

This guideline on acute mechanical circulatory support covers medical and surgical treatment of cardiogenic and pulmonary shock, management of patients supported with temporary mechanical circulatory support devices, complications, special populations,...

JANS Article

Risks of Infectious Disease in Xenotransplantation

December 19, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A free-access short editorial summarising a clinical question that may become central in cardiothoracic practice in future. The two paragraphs on Coronaviruses are of more generalised interest. Surgeons embarking in...

JANS Article

Study Demonstrates Unexpected Electrical Changes in First Successful Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Heart

November 17, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Researchers continue to report findings from the first genetically modified pig heart transplant into a human ten months after the surgery. Their latest study found unexpected electrocardiogram results in the...

JANS Article

Hearts from Donors Who Had COVID Are Safe for Transplant

November 4, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

New data, to be presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting November 5-7, 2022, shows that hearts from COVID-19 positive donors may be as safe to transplant as those...

JANS Article

Black Heart Failure Patients Less Likely to Get Devices and Transplants They Need, Study Finds

October 21, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

A new study shows that white heart transplant patients are twice as likely to receive a heart transplant or ventricular assist device as Black heart transplant patients, perpetuating existing inequalities...

JANS Article

Competing Risks to Transplant in Bridging With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

September 30, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This retrospective review compares the outcomes of heart failure patients who used continuous-flow left ventricular device (CF-LVAD) support with patients listed as primary transplant candidates at the same center. The...

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