Mechanical Support & Transplant

JANS Article

Quality of Life After Cardiac Surgery: The QUACS Study and Benefit Prediction Model

August 6, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

The QUACS Study prospectively evaluated quality-of-life (QoL) changes in 2,762 moderate- and high-risk cardiac surgery patients across a national multicenter cohort (2019–2023). Hospital mortality was 3.93 percent, with 5.86 percent dying after discharge. At one-year,...

JANS Article

Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture, Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm, and Papillary Muscle Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

July 29, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This multisociety European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) consensus statement addresses three mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: ventricular free-wall rupture, pseudoaneurysm, and papillary muscle rupture....

JANS Article

Safety and Efficacy of Stand-Alone and Hybrid Thoracoscopic Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

July 23, 2026 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This multicenter registry assessed long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation using a bipolar irrigated radiofrequency clamp across 13 years. Among 678 patients (predominantly longstanding persistent AF), freedom from...

Event

10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit.

November 19, 2026

Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 12:15 pm – The 10th EACTS Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Summit brings together leading international experts in...

Video

Selective Mechanical Unloading of the LV in LV Failure Supported via VA-ECMO: From Theory to Clinical Data

June 19, 2026 | Keshava Rajagopal

A variety of mechanical circulatory support strategies are available to treat cardiogenic shock with left ventricular failure. Current theory suggests that direct left ventricular unloading should be superior to other...

JANS Article

ISHLT Consensus Statement on Acute Lung Allograft Dysfunction (ALAD): Definition, Etiology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches, and Research Priorities

June 18, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) consensus statement formalizes the definition, diagnostic framework, and therapeutic approach for acute lung allograft dysfunction (ALAD). Recognizing the need to standardize...

JANS Article

Outcomes After Lung Re-Transplantation for Restrictive Allograft Syndrome Have Not Improved Over Two Decades

June 18, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database study evaluated the evolving strategies and outcomes of lung re-transplantation for restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) over two decades (2005–2025), stratifying 293...

Video

Lung Transplant Feasibility After Lobar Resection in a Case of Pectus Excavatum and Severe Unilateral Space Loss

June 16, 2026 | Sanjay Agrawal…

A 28-year-old female initially presented in 2022 with a persistent cough. Computed tomography (CT) imaging demonstrated features consistent with pulmonary sarcoidosis, which was subsequently confirmed by bronchoscopic biopsy. She was...

Video

SCTS 2026 | Lung Transplant: Daytime Surgery

June 12, 2026 | Laurens Ceulemans

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Dr. Laurens Ceulemans, a thoracic and transplant surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at UZ/KU Leuven, Belgium,...

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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...

Video

Left Pulmonary Artery Reimplantation Into the Main Pulmonary Artery

May 27, 2026 | Taylor Dworkin…

This is a case presentation of an eight-day-old female who presented with an anomalous left pulmonary artery (LPA) diagnosed by fetal ultrasound. A preoperative transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated an anomalous LPA...

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SCTS 2026 | The Ross Procedure, Aortic Infections, and the Branch-First Technique

April 17, 2026 | Emile Bacha…

At the 2026 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on various cardiac topics, including the Ross procedure, aortic infections, and the branch-first...

Podcast

The Lifeline: Managing Arrest in Patients With tMCS

April 8, 2026 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

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

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