Transplantation - Heart

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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 of gene-edited porcine cardiac xenografts....

Video

ECS Club | Endoscopic TAVR Explantation

October 16, 2026 | Jae Suk Yoo

This talk features Jae Suk Yoo from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, and Asan Medical Center, speaking...

JANS Article

Beating Heart Transplantation After Normothermic Machine Perfusion

October 15, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

In a single-institution series of 43 beating-heart transplants performed after normothermic machine perfusion, predominantly using donation after circulatory death (DCD) grafts, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA, investigators observed...

Podcast

The Lifeline: Vasoplegia—New Treatment for an Old Problem

October 14, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor

In this episode of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...

Event

First International Society for Organ Preservation and Perfusion Therapy (ISOPPT) Meeting

February 19, 2027

Friday, February 19, 2027 – Saturday, February 20, 2027 @ 12:00 am – 8:00 pm – The future of transplantation begins with the organ. Join us in Torino for the...

Video

Mechanical Circulatory Support for Chronic Heart Failure

April 4, 2019 | Carmelo Milano…

Carmelo Milano, chief of cardiac surgery and the surgical director of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, USA, discusses the...

JANS Article

Impact of Cell Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Refractory Angina: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

April 1, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A robust meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on stem cell therapies for refractory angina, offering some encouragement.

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A Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device — Final Report

March 26, 2019 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

The investigators published the final analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 trial comparing the fully magnetically levitated centrifugal continuous-flow HeartMate 3 pump to the mechanical-bearing axial continuous-flow HeartMate II pump. The...

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In Global News: Expanded MitraClip Indications, Congenital Heart Surgery After Fukushima Accident, and Reducing Blood Utilization in Cardiac Surgery

March 15, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Drugs and Devices The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the indications for the MitraClip™, made by Abbott, have been expanded to include secondary mitral regurgitation. Saranas, Inc,...

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In Global News: Overlapping Surgery and CABG, Lung Cancer Screening at the Supermarket, and Reporting Device-Related Injuries

March 8, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest The American Heart Association has released a scientific statement summarizing emerging knowledge about sensitization after heart transplant. The National Health Service England in the UK...

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In Global News: Addressing Lung Cancer Treatment Disparities and Adult Heart Problems After Congenital Heart Disease

March 1, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest One of the professional golfers who qualified for this weekend’s PGA Tour event is also a two-time heart transplant recipient. Drugs and Devices LivaNova announced...

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Third Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PEDIMACS) Report: Pre-Implant Characteristics and Outcomes

February 26, 2019 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

Today, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons published the third annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PEDIMACS) report. Between Sep 19, 2012 and Dec 31, 2017, 423 patients (less...

JANS Article

In Global News: Transplant Art, National Donor Day, and PCI After CABG

February 15, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest The Donor Alliance observes National Donor Day on February 14th in the US, encouraging people to #StartTheConversation about being an organ donor with their families....

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