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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Left Ventricular Assist Device Candidates With Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Acuity Without Long-Term Futility

May 13, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This multicenter cohort study evaluated the impact of preoperative temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) on outcomes in patients with defined right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) undergoing HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Analyzing 201...

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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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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Left Ventricular Assist Device Candidates With Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Acuity Without Long-Term Futility

May 13, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This multicenter cohort study evaluated the impact of preoperative temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) on outcomes in patients with defined right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) undergoing HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist...

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Analysis of UNOS: Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge-to-Transplant in Paediatric Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

November 13, 2025 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This study analyzed 3,394 pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) patients listed for heart transplant from 2014 to 2023. Of these, 16.5 percent received ventricular assist device (VAD) support while waitlisted....

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18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context

November 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

The opening manuscript on the expected series of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications. For the cardiovascular surgeon, Tables 2 and 7 offer an update on the use of...

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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...

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships

February 7, 2019 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

In the February issue of The Annals, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons published the first annual report after the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Intermacs) joined the STS...

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Increased Rate of Mortality in Patients Receiving Abiomed Impella RP System

February 5, 2019 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

In a letter to healthcare providers, the US FDA summarized a recent evaluation of a postapproval study of the Abiomed Impella RP system. In clinical trials, 73% of patients survived...

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Postmarket Experience With HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device: 30-Day Outcomes From the ELEVATE Registry

January 30, 2019 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Garbade and colleagues compared outcomes reported during the European Conformity (CE) Mark clinical trial of the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to outcomes for patients treated since the...

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HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System Implantation Technique: The Devil is in the Detail

November 30, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Netuka provides several important technical nuances to consider when implanting the HeartMate 3 left heart assist device. He focuses on apical cuff attachment, optimal positioning of the pump in the...

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Six-Month Outcomes After Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure With a Full Magnetically Levitated Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device: Report From the ELEVATE Registry

October 23, 2018 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

A post-market study (ELEVATE registry) of the fully magnetically levitated continuous flow HeartMate III left ventricular assist device (LVAD) found no pump thrombosis in 463 patients in Europe and Kazakhstan....

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Heart Transplant Recipients on Left-Ventricular Assist Device Support at Higher Risk of Primary Graft Dysfunction and Death

October 2, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Will await the full paper to test the titular preliminary assertion.

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In Global News: Screening for Congenital Heart Disease, Regenerative Medicine for the Heart, and Predicting Heart Failure Outcomes

June 22, 2018 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care and General Interest Screening infants for critical congenital heart disease at birth is becoming mandatory in the US state of Idaho and the Indian state of Kerala. Tufts...

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