Sir Terence English, the pioneering cardiac surgeon who performed the United Kingdom’s first successful heart transplant in 1979, has died at the age of 93. His groundbreaking work helped Royal Papworth Hospital achieve an international reputation for heart transplantation and, later, heart-lung and lung transplants.
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Heart Transplant
November 13, 2025
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. Waitlist mortality was higher in the VAD group (25.7 percent vs 16.2 percent).
November 11, 2025
This video demonstrates a beating heart transplant using the Organ Care System ("Heart-in-a-Box").
November 6, 2025
This study analyzed 32,036 adult heart transplant recipients from 2010 to 2023 to assess long-distance donor (LDD) utilization after the 2018 allocation policy change. LDD use increased from 5.5 percent to 14 percent, with mean donor distance rising from 171 to 288 miles.
September 18, 2025
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, about the first in-human BiVACOR total artificial heart implantation.
September 18, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, about the first in-human BiVACOR total artificial heart implantation.
September 11, 2025
This article explores emerging innovations aimed at addressing the critical challenges of organ transplantation, particularly organ scarcity, rejection, and the burden of lifelong immunosuppression.
August 21, 2025
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Kenneth Liao about performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States using a subxiphoid approach.
August 21, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Kenneth Liao, professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support at Baylor College of Medicine, about performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States using a subxiphoid approach.
August 14, 2025
In this outstanding interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Todd Rosengart about his team performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States.