This study examines the impact of the 2018 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) heart transplant allocation criteria change on posttransplant stroke rates.
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Transplant
August 7, 2025
July 25, 2025
At the ASAIO 2025 Annual Conference, Dr. Yeahwa Hong presented on “Utilization of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death Improves All-Cause Survival in Candidates With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device.”
July 16, 2025
Increasing demand for donor hearts in cardiac transplantation has spurred interest in xenotransplantation aided by advancements in immunosuppression and genetic engineering. Clinical trials of genetically modified pig hearts have seen two patients survive 40 and 60 days before graft failure.
July 16, 2025
This retrospective study analyzed outcomes of 970 bilateral lung transplant recipients at a single center from 2007–2023, stratified by age groups: 15–64, 65–69, 70–74, and 75–years.
July 16, 2025
This recently published consensus statement, endorsed by multiple transplant societies including the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), aims to address the existing gaps in consensus regarding the role of circulating antibodies and their relationship to antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplantation.
July 3, 2025
This article examined patients in Singapore who were ineligible for transplantation and evaluated the cost-effectiveness of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use compared to optimal medical therapy.
June 26, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. David Kalfa, the incoming Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Co-Director of the Heart Institute at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, about allogenic mitral valve transplants.
June 26, 2025
Surgeons at Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, successfully performed the first robotic heart transplant in the U.S. without opening the chest, using small abdominal incisions. This minimally invasive procedure reduced trauma, blood loss, and infection risk, allowing for quicker recovery.
June 3, 2025
This video demonstrates the technical challenges of bilateral lung transplantation after cut and sew MAZE, detailing safe methods for pulmonary vein anastomosis using full cardiopulmonary bypass.
May 29, 2025
This study analyzed pregnancy outcomes in female lung transplant (LuT) recipients, focusing on modifiable factors that could improve outcomes. Using data from the Transplant Pregnancy Registry International (TPRI), the study included 53 women who reported 72 pregnancies after LuT between 1991 and 2021.