Patients younger than nineteen years old were included in a study developed to gain a better understanding of pediatric patients supported with ventricular assist devices (VADs). The authors found that illness at VAD implantation, diagnosis, and strategy of support affect survival and differ by device type.
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Mechanical circulatory assistance
November 16, 2023
Veno-Arterial ECMO for Circulatory Failure in COVID-19 Patients: Insights from the ECMOSARS Registry
November 16, 2023
ECMOSARS registry data was used to describe the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients undergoing either veno-arterial (VA) or veno-arterial venous (VAV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
November 6, 2023
An elegant and surprisingly easily read cohort study of mechanical destruction of platelets in ECMO circuits that parallels what we already know in pumps for full cardiopulmonary bypass. The authors propose a biomarker as a target for thrombotic modulation .
July 20, 2023
This expert single-center series analyzes 1,429 ascending aorta and arch replacements performed between 1991 and 2020 with circulatory arrest at nadir temperatures of 14 to 20°C with retrograde cerebral perfusion, including 464 acute type A dissections. The authors report overall operative mortality of 8.9 percent and stroke rate of 8.4 percent.
June 12, 2023
This video shows a quick, safe, and reproducible technique for percutaneous SVC cannulation without using dilators, and decannulation without using manual compression.
June 1, 2023
The first official guidelines for implantable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) were published in 2013 by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT).
May 2, 2023
An interview with the winner of the 2022 Resident Video Competition.
May 2, 2023
This is the winning video in the 8th Annual Resident Video Competition.
April 25, 2023
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 Circulatory Support." This webinar was moderated by
April 21, 2023
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is often seen in patients having a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implanted. A comparison was done between LVAD patients from the EUROMACS registry with either none-to-mild or moderate-to-severe MR prior to implantation.