Mechanical Support & Transplant

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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 technique. Dr. Emile Bacha, Chair...

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...

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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...

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Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Decannulation Technique in the Awake, Spontaneously Breathing Patient

May 2, 2023 | Ryan Azarrafiy…

This is the winning video in the 8th Annual Resident Video Competition. Watch the author’s interview with competition judge Marjan Jahangiri. This video describes the authors’ institution’s preferred decannulation technique...

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ERAS: Improving Outcomes in Patients Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support | ERAS Webinar

April 25, 2023 | Edward Soltesz…

CTSNet held a joint webinar with ERAS Cardiac Society on April 22, 2023 to provoke professional discussion on the topic, “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Improving Outcomes in Patients Requiring Mechanical...

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Sutured Patch Repair of Ischemic Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture

April 24, 2023 | Jad Malas…

A fifty-three-year-old man was transferred for emergent surgical repair of a left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR). An expedited preoperative workup including an electrocardiogram and echocardiography revealed an old inferior...

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Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 2: Implantation of Donor Heart

March 8, 2023 | Suguru Ohira…

After the donor heart arrives (see Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 1: Recipient Cardiectomy for that procedure), additional cardioplegia is given. The anatomy, such as the patent foramen...

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Orthotopic Heart Transplant Using Bicaval Technique Part 1: Recipient Cardiectomy

March 7, 2023 | Suguru Ohira…

To begin the cardiectomy, the sternum is opened in a standard full sternotomy. The ascending aorta, superior vena cava (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC) are isolated and umbilical tape...

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Contemporary Approaches to Transplantation and Mechanical Life Support

February 9, 2023 | Abbas Ardehali…

During the 2022 Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) Annual Meeting, cardiothoracic professionals from across the world came together to present on pivotal topics, congregate for...

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Concomitant Surgical Management of Postinfarctual Ventricular Septal Rupture and Left Anterior Ventricular Aneurysm

December 13, 2022 | Corrado Cavozza…

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs in less than 1 percent of patients suffering from myocardial infarction (1), but anterior or apical VSD provides more than 60 percent of all...

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Small Aortic Root Webinar—Annular Enlargement vs. Total Replacement

October 21, 2022 | Bo Yang…

CTSNet had the great privilege of hosting an expert-filled roundtable on aortic root enlargement (AAE) vs. total root replacement (ARR) for the small aortic root. Barbara Hamilton moderated the debate...

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