ARTICLES ON HEART FAILURE AND CIRCULATORY DEVICES
Current Status and Advances in Long-Term Ventricular Assistance
This JACC scientific statement summarizes the progress and challenges of durable ventricular assist devices (VADs) for patients with advanced heart failure, contextualizing current therapy and outcomes, and discussing future technology and priorities.
ECMO-VA Weaning: Survival Beyond Mechanical Support
Outcomes of VA-ECMO weaning for cardiogenic shock of various etiologies at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, assessed at both 30-day/hospital discharge and 1-year follow-up among survivors.
Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Implantable Defibrillators: Together, But Not Mixed
This multicenter, observational, and retrospective study analyzes the utility and complications associated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with long-term left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
Total Artificial Heart: A Therapy That Fails to Gain Traction
A retrospective study analyzing the evolution of all SynCardia® total artificial heart (TAH) implants as a bridge to transplantation in the United States from 2005 to 2018.
EARLY-UNLOAD Study: Conventional Management vs. Early Ventricular Unloading in VA-ECMO Patients
The EARLY-UNLOAD study is a single-center, prospective clinical trial comparing early initiation of routine LV unloading in cardiogenic shock (CS) patients supported by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) against conventional management.
Systematic Assessment of Postoperative Shock in Cardiac Surgery: Does It Offer Insights?
This pioneering retrospective study examines the association between the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Shock Classification and morbidity-mortality rates in cardiac surgery patients.
Use of Donor Hearts for Recipients Over 70: Expanding the Donor Pool Amidst Increased Life Expectancy
A retrospective analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database was conducted in the United States, comparing septuagenarians receiving donor hearts from individuals younger than 50 with those receiving from donors aged 50 and older, employing propensity score matching.
Results of ECMO Support in COVID-19 Patients: Expert Commentary
Expert analysis by Dr. Mario Castaño, coordinator of our society’s ECMO-COVID registry, on the temporal evolution of in-hospital survival of COVID-19 patients requiring ECMO support in the United States.
Spanish Heart Transplant Registry 2022: Stabilization in Characteristics and Outcomes
This article analyzes the results of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry for 2022, including trends since 2013.
New Prioritization Criteria for Heart Transplantation in Spain: Expert Opinion
An expert commentary by Dr. J. Cuenca on the past, present, and future of prioritization criteria for heart transplantation in Spain, recently updated in April 2023.