Mechanical Support & Transplant

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DCD-HOPE Model for Congenital Heart Transplants: An Interview With Louise Kenny

February 5, 2026 | Louise Kenny…

In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Louise Kenny, a consultant pediatric and adult congenital cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, about congenital heart transplants....

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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No Visible Scars Implantation of a Continuous Flow Ventricular Assist Device

July 6, 2021 | Manuel Wilbring…

Ventricular assist device surgery using a lateral access has been shown to be a safe and a partially beneficial alternative to the standard approach by sternotomy (1). Hereby, left anterolateral...

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Left Ventricle Pseudoaneurysm Repair and CABG Through the Left Anterior Minithoracotomy

April 20, 2021 | Anton Marchenko…

We are presenting the case of minimally invasive repair of large left ventricle inferior pseudoaneurysm and concomitant CABG procedure. The patient was a 63-year-old man who presented with shortness of...

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Heart Transplantation in 2021 and Beyond: Expanded Donor Criteria, DCD Donation, and Normothermic Regional Perfusion

March 22, 2021 | Amy Fiedler…

On Friday, March 19, CTSNet hosted a live event on the new heart organ allocation system and how that has impacted transplant programs across the country. Moderated by Amy Fiedler,...

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Giant Ascending Aorta Pseudoaneurysm Repair Under DHCA and ACP: A Surgical Case Report With Anatomical and CT/TEE Correlation

February 23, 2021 | Sergio Canovas…

Aortic ascending pseudoaneurysm (AAP) is a rare and challenging pathology whose understanding could be demanding for cardiothoracic residents. Video reports of this condition are scarce and the correlation between the...

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Utilization of 3D Printed Heart Model to Tailor Patch During Surgical Ventricular Restoration

February 16, 2021 | Lukas Morkisz…

A patient with extremely low ejection fraction, pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle free wall with a volume exceeding volume of the left ventricle, and secondary mitral regurgitation due to postinfarction...

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Hybrid Epicardial Pericardial Insulation Repair of Subacute Ventricular Rupture

January 12, 2021 | Jia Lin Soon

This video demonstrates a case of subacute left and right ventricular free wall rupture. A 69-year-old man with delayed presentation of inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction presented to a regional hospital...

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Utilization of TransMedics Organ Care System for Preservation of the Donor Heart

December 15, 2020 | Prashant Mohite…

Patient selectionAlthough overall outcomes of heart transplantation have improved over the last two decades, PGD remains one of the major limitations. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)...

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Percutaneous Impella LD Explantation

October 13, 2020 | Abdel Diab…

A 58-year-old man with a history of aortic valve repair “aortic valvotomy” at the age of 12 presented with dyspnoea, orthopnoea (NYHA IV), and bilateral lower limb oedema. His pro...

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