Heart failure and circulatory devices

Results from the US heart transplant program between 2016 and 2022, analyzing demographic characteristics, mortality, and 30-day readmissions in heart transplant recipients.

Editorial commentary on novel cannulation strategies in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) recently published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, proposing technical alternatives to standard VA or VV-ECMO support. These alternative approaches may be particularly valuable in cases of complex pathophysiology, high cardiac output, right ventricular failure, or when conventional devices are contraindicated.

Visual and annotated summary of a surgical tutorial video on the explantation of the HeartMate 3 during orthotopic heart transplantation, complemented by recent evidence on surgical approaches, explant techniques, and clinical outcomes.

This substudy of the DanGer Shock trial assessed outcomes associated with the use of Impella CP® for the management of cardiogenic shock (CS) secondary to myocardial infarction (MI) according to patient age.

This state-of-the-art document provides an overview of current donor selection strategies in heart transplantation (HT), highlighting how technical advances have enabled an expansion in the donor pool and increased transplant rates.

4th report of the EUROMACS registry by the EACTS with a focus on standardized outcome ratios

Systematic review of observational studies and case series evaluating the use of the Impella® device as hemodynamic support prior to definitive treatment in patients with post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD).

A retrospective study analyzing the relationship between the donor-to-recipient right ventricular mass (RVM) ratio and the recipient’s pre-transplant pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), proposing that PVR may influence the effect of this RVM ratio on post-transplant outcomes.

Update on organizational and care aspects in the management of patients with advanced heart failure

A prospective, multicenter study on the implantation of the HeartMate 3® device via thoracotomy, evaluating the safety and efficacy of this approach.