ARTICLES ON HEART FAILURE AND CIRCULATORY DEVICES
Management of post-infarction ventricular septal defect: is early microaxial support the new turning point?
This single-center retrospective observational study evaluates the impact of an initial strategy based on microaxial flow support with Impella® devices, comparing percutaneous models (Impella 2.5®/CP®) with high-flow devices surgically implanted via the axillary approach (Impella 5.0®/5.5®), and their effect on clinical stabilization, access to delayed surgery, and early survival in patients with post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Pediatric Cardiac Donation After Circulatory Death: When Technical Progress Forces Us to Redefine Death
Contemporary review of the different modalities of pediatric cardiac donation after circulatory death
Spanish heart transplant registry 2025: consolidation of activity and new horizons in donation after circulatory death
The Spanish Heart Transplant Registry presents the results of the activity corresponding to 2024, analyzing trends in recipient and donor profiles, the use of mechanical circulatory support, and survival patterns over the past decade.
Surgical treatment of tricuspid regurgitation: a new ally in patients with long-term ventricular assist devices?
A randomized US trial aimed to determine whether concomitant tricuspid valve surgery (TVS) at the time of durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation reduces tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and the incidence of long-term right heart failure (RHF).
Ventricular support in children with congenital heart disease: time to join “ACTION” promptly!
This study analyzes data from the ACTION registry to assess whether morbidity and mortality after ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation differ between children with and without congenital heart disease (CHD), and whether outcomes among those with CHD vary according to anatomy (single- vs. biventricular).
Outcomes after hospital discharge in children requiring post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: is survival enough?
This retrospective observational study describes the experience of the binational ANZCORS registry involving 376 pediatric patients who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) following cardiac surgery.
Omentoplasty: an old ally to the rescue in ventricular assist device infections
Single-center retrospective study assessing the utility of omentoplasty in patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections.
A new paradigm in pediatric circulatory support
This single-center retrospective observational study presents a case series of pediatric patients with cardiogenic shock managed using the Impella device.
What can the US learn from the Spanish heart transplantation model?
Results from the US heart transplant program between 2016 and 2022, analyzing demographic characteristics, mortality, and 30-day readmissions in heart transplant recipients.
The reinvention of ECMO: strategies that break the VA/VV mold
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.