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View article: Elevated Oxygen Extraction During Heart Transplantation Is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality: Implications for Goal-Directed Perfusion
Elevated Oxygen Extraction During Heart Transplantation Is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality: Implications for Goal-Directed Perfusion Open
View article: Temperature Performance of a Commercially Available Hybrid Power Cooler for Cardiac Allograft Preservation
Temperature Performance of a Commercially Available Hybrid Power Cooler for Cardiac Allograft Preservation Open
View article: The Surgical Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
The Surgical Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Open
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension due to unresolved thromboembolic disease that presents with signs of pulmonary artery obstruction and right heart dysfunction. Pulmonary thromboendoa…
View article: Safe Practices: Partial Coverage of Left Ventricular Assist Device Reduces Bleeding Risk during Explant-Heart Transplant without Causing Obstruction
Safe Practices: Partial Coverage of Left Ventricular Assist Device Reduces Bleeding Risk during Explant-Heart Transplant without Causing Obstruction Open
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) explant is technically challenging during heart transplantation (HT) and is associated with intraoperative and postoperative blood loss. This single institution study examined the effects of partial po…
View article: Increasing the acceptance of thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion in DCD heart donation: A case for collaborative donor research
Increasing the acceptance of thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion in DCD heart donation: A case for collaborative donor research Open
Donation after circulatory determination of death transplantation offers an effective and safe method of increasing the number of heart transplants performed. Donation after circulatory determination of death heart is ischemic at the time …
View article: Two hundred cases of cardiac donation after circulatory death utilizing normothermic regional perfusion: The 4-year Vanderbilt experience
Two hundred cases of cardiac donation after circulatory death utilizing normothermic regional perfusion: The 4-year Vanderbilt experience Open
Despite adopting a more aggressive approach with donor selection and high-risk recipients over time, technical improvements and the evolution of the NRP recovery process has afforded continued excellent recipient outcomes that can be trans…
View article: The effect of warm ischemic intervals on primary graft dysfunction in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death heart transplant
The effect of warm ischemic intervals on primary graft dysfunction in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death heart transplant Open
In DCD normothermic regional perfusion heart transplant, >23 minutes of FWIT O2 is associated with increased rates of severe PGD. However, increased FWIT O2 was not associated with other outcomes, including mortality.…
View article: A foregone conclusion? The association between early hospital course and late outcomes in modern era heart transplant
A foregone conclusion? The association between early hospital course and late outcomes in modern era heart transplant Open
View article: Save a trip: Clinical outcomes of cardiac allografts recovered by local surgeons compared to recipient center surgeons.
Save a trip: Clinical outcomes of cardiac allografts recovered by local surgeons compared to recipient center surgeons. Open
View article: Ten hour donor heart ischemic time with 10ºC static storage
Ten hour donor heart ischemic time with 10ºC static storage Open
Utilization of 10ºC static storage safely extended both ischemic time and travel radius in heart transplantation. A 57-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), and end-stage renal disease was list…
View article: PEDIATRIC CEREBRAL SINUS VENOUS THROMBOSIS (CSVT) IN A BRAZILIAN SINGLE-CENTER: A 3-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE
PEDIATRIC CEREBRAL SINUS VENOUS THROMBOSIS (CSVT) IN A BRAZILIAN SINGLE-CENTER: A 3-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE Open
Objectives: CSVT is rare in pediatric patients but is related to considerable morbidity and mortality. Its etiology is multifactorial: infections, head trauma, cancer and some chronic inflamatory diseases are some of the risk factors. Clin…
View article: Out of the ice age: Preservation of cardiac allografts with a reusable 10 °C cooler
Out of the ice age: Preservation of cardiac allografts with a reusable 10 °C cooler Open
View article: Colgajo musculocutáneo de dorsal ancho en diseño V-Y en reconstrucción de cáncer de mama localmente avanzado y sarcoma
Colgajo musculocutáneo de dorsal ancho en diseño V-Y en reconstrucción de cáncer de mama localmente avanzado y sarcoma Open
intro_obj: La reconstrucción de sarcomas de mama o de cáncer de mama localmente avanzado requiere una técnica estable y segura. El colgajo musculocutáneo de dorsal ancho con diseño en V-Y permite la reconstrucción inmediata de defectos de …
View article: Massive Diffuse Calcification of the Ascending Aorta and Minimal Focal Calcification of the Abdominal Aorta in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Massive Diffuse Calcification of the Ascending Aorta and Minimal Focal Calcification of the Abdominal Aorta in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Open
The occurrence of massive diffuse calcification of the ascending aorta and minimal focal calcification of the abdominal aorta is rare and in the patient described it appears to be the consequence of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolem…
View article: Atrophy of the Heart after Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Closure of the Aortic Valve
Atrophy of the Heart after Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Closure of the Aortic Valve Open
Described are findings in a 70-year-old man who had heart transplantation 4 years after treatment with a left ventricular assist device, and surgical closure of his previously replaced aortic valve. The result was a totally nonfunctioning …
View article: Donor heart selection: Evidence-based guidelines for providers
Donor heart selection: Evidence-based guidelines for providers Open
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View article: Assessment of cardiac recovery in patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Assessment of cardiac recovery in patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Open
Aims Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA‐ECMO) is increasingly being used to support patients in cardiogenic shock (CS). Early determination of disposition is paramount, as longer durations of support have been associated …
View article: Intubated COVID-19 predictive (ICOP) score for early mortality after intubation in patients with COVID-19
Intubated COVID-19 predictive (ICOP) score for early mortality after intubation in patients with COVID-19 Open
View article: Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective multicenter study
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective multicenter study Open
View article: SUCCESSFUL CONTINUATION OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19 COMPLICATED BY MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME (MIS) AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
SUCCESSFUL CONTINUATION OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19 COMPLICATED BY MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME (MIS) AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK Open
View article: Long-term outcomes of patients with primary graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation
Long-term outcomes of patients with primary graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation Open
OBJECTIVES The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) criteria for primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after cardiac transplantation have been shown to stratify patient outcomes up to 1 year after transplantation, but …
View article: "Clipping the Leak" - A Case Series of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair after Left Ventricular Assist Device
"Clipping the Leak" - A Case Series of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair after Left Ventricular Assist Device Open
View article: Unexpected Twists: A 61-Year-Old Male with Repeated HeartMate II Complications and Subsequent Replacement with HeartMate III
Unexpected Twists: A 61-Year-Old Male with Repeated HeartMate II Complications and Subsequent Replacement with HeartMate III Open
An outflow graft twist of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) remains a challenging clinical diagnosis and may even be misdiagnosed for other outflow obstructions. We present a case of a patient with two LVAD exchanges due to suspected…
View article: An early experience on the effect of solid organ transplant status on hospitalized COVID-19 patients
An early experience on the effect of solid organ transplant status on hospitalized COVID-19 patients Open
View article: Institutional preparedness strategies for heart failure, durable left ventricular assist device, and heart transplant patients during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Institutional preparedness strategies for heart failure, durable left ventricular assist device, and heart transplant patients during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic Open
View article: COVID‐19 in recent heart transplant recipients: Clinicopathologic features and early outcomes
COVID‐19 in recent heart transplant recipients: Clinicopathologic features and early outcomes Open
Background The impact of COVID‐19 on heart transplant (HTx) recipients remains unclear, particularly in the early post‐transplant period. Methods We share novel insights from our experience in five HTx patients with COVID‐19 (three within …
View article: The incidence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with late right-sided heart failure in patients supported with an axial-flow left ventricular assist device
The incidence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with late right-sided heart failure in patients supported with an axial-flow left ventricular assist device Open
BACKGROUND: Early right-sided heart failure (RHF) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is associated with increased mortality, but little is known about patients who develop late RHF (LRHF). We evaluated the incidence, …
View article: Predictors and impact of right heart failure severity following left ventricular assist device implantation
Predictors and impact of right heart failure severity following left ventricular assist device implantation Open
RHF remains a postoperative threat and is associated with worsened surgical outcomes. Ongoing research will reveal further opportunities to mitigate RHF post-LVAD.
View article: Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: a pictorial review of common appearances and complications
Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: a pictorial review of common appearances and complications Open
Poster: ECR 2019 / C-3370 / Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: a pictorial review of common appearances and complications by: A. T. Vilares 1, M. Correia da Silva2, E. F. M. P. Negrao2, B. S. D. Flor de Lima2, A. Silva…