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...

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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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ASAIO 2026 | Celsior Cold Storage and Myocardial Edema in DCD Heart Donation

September 18, 2026

This session features Rishav Bhattacharya from the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, presenting on “Celsior Cold Storage Attenuates Myocardial Edema in...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 165: Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Techniques

July 16, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Chris Malaisrie, a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern University and an Attending...

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...

JANS Article

Hearts from Donors Who Had COVID Are Safe for Transplant

November 4, 2022 | Cameron LindGold 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 LindGold 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 LindGold 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...

JANS Article

Heart Transplantation for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Outcomes Over 3 Decades

September 15, 2022 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

Over the past three decades, more than 76,000 heart transplantations have been performed. This study evaluated trends and outcomes of patients who underwent the procedure to treat peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)—a...

JANS Article

Toronto Pre-Teen the Youngest Person in Canada to Receive Total Artificial Heart

July 20, 2022 | Mary HammonSilver Contributor

A year ago, a twelve-year-old girl became the youngest person in Canada undergo surgery to receive a total artificial heart. The device, which can essentially replace an entire human heart...

JANS Article

Study Sheds Light on Death of Pig-Heart Transplant Patient

June 30, 2022 | Mary HammonSilver Contributor

In January 2022, University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeon-scientists made history by successfully implanting a genetically modified pig heart into a fifty-seven-year-old patient in end-stage heart failure who did...

JANS Article

First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human Heart with End-Stage Disease

January 11, 2022 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

On January 10, 2021, the University of Maryland School of Medicine annnounced that Dr. Bartley P. Griffith and his team successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart in a 57-year-old...

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U.S. Man Recovering after ‘Breakthrough’ Pig-Heart Transplant

January 11, 2022 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

On January 10, 2021, the University of Maryland School of Medicine annnounced that Dr. Bartley P. Griffith and his team successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart in a 57-year-old...

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