Standardizing outcomes of long-term mechanical circulatory support in Europe
4th report of the EUROMACS registry by the EACTS with a focus on standardized outcome ratios
Heart failure and circulatory devices
Impella® in post-infarction VSD: a paradigm shift?
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).
Does size matter? Right ventricular mass and pulmonary vascular resistance in heart transplantation
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.
Global overview of heart failure treatment today: key points
Update on organizational and care aspects in the management of patients with advanced heart failure
Opening New Doors to the Heart: Thoracotomy as an Alternative for HeartMate 3® Implantation
A prospective, multicenter study on the implantation of the HeartMate 3® device via thoracotomy, evaluating the safety and efficacy of this approach.
Renal impact of Impella CP® use in the DanGer Shock substudy
The DanGer Shock clinical trial substudy analyzes the relationship between the use of the microaxial flow pump (Impella CP®) and renal dysfunction in patients with cardiogenic shock secondary to myocardial infarction.
Implantation of Impella 5.5 devices: revolutionizing survival in cardiogenic shock.
Introduction and Update on Clinical Experience with Impella 5.5 at the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
What Do We Know About Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis in Veno-Arterial ECMO Settings?
A single-center retrospective study analyzing a case series over four years involving patients who underwent valve replacement surgery and required veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in the immediate postoperative period.
Shared care: the key to success in the follow-up of patients with left ventricular assist devices
A literature review including five articles (four review articles and one prospective study) aimed to analyze and synthesize current scientific evidence on the use of a shared care model in the management of patients with left ventricular assist devices.
Emergent revascularization strategy after acute coronary syndrome requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: surgery or PCI?
This study compares the outcomes of surgical versus percutaneous revascularization strategies in patients with triple vessel disease and acute coronary syndrome requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), based on retrospective data from two reference centers.