The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) recently released joint consensus guidelines on use of temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS). This field has evolved significantly during the past decade.
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Heart Failure
November 6, 2025
October 23, 2025
This single-center matched study assessed the perioperative outcomes of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) therapy in cardiac surgery patients with heart failure. Among 33 SGLT2i users and 33 matched controls, baseline renal function was comparable.
September 25, 2025
This single-center retrospective study compared the outcomes of mitral valve (MV) surgery vs transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) in octogenarians with moderate-to-severe or severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Between 2014 and 2024, 744 patients aged 80 years and older underwent MV intervention.
September 4, 2025
Arfaee et al. present the first proof of concept of a soft robotic total artificial hybrid heart (Hybrid Heart) designed to overcome the limitations of current total artificial hearts (TAHs).
May 7, 2025
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of preoperative ischemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction on long-term outcomes following coronary revascularization using either single or multiple arterial grafting techniques.
March 27, 2025
The authors aimed to explore the applicability of the benefits of early mobility and ambulation for patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
February 27, 2025
This article presents findings from the second-ever pig-to-human heart xenotransplant. A 58-year-old patient with end-stage heart failure received a 10-gene-edited porcine heart and was maintained on a novel anti-CD40L immunosuppressive regimen.
February 13, 2025
Researchers have shown that patches of muscle grown from stem cells can help repair a failing heart. A laboratory-grown biological transplant with the potential to stabilize and strengthen the heart muscle can be implanted onto the heart surface.
February 13, 2025
Proper preservation of the myocardium during intraoperative ischemia is a critical predictor of satisfactory clinical outcomes. However, there can be a wide degree of diversity in myocardial damage among patients receiving the same cardioplegic solution.
January 16, 2025
In this study-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effect of early aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus clinical surveillance (CS) in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS), four RCTs were identified and included for analysis: AVATAR, RECOVERY, EARLY TAVR, EVOLVED.