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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure on the outcomes of heart transplantation—“a single center experience”

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionThe objective of this study was to examine the impact of ventricular assist device support as a bridge to heart transplantation in children with end-stage heart failure. Patients were divided into two groups: with pre transplant ventricular assist device (VAD) support and without VAD support.

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An explainable machine learning approach using contemporary UNOS data to identify patients who fail to bridge to heart transplantation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundThe use of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) and Impella devices as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx) has increased significantly in recent times. or IABP.

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Single-cell RNA sequencing and ATAC sequencing identify novel biomarkers for bicuspid aortic valve-associated thoracic aortic aneurysm

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionBicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most prevalent congenital cardiovascular defect and known to cause thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs). TAA-related changes were evaluated by comparing the proportion of each cell type and gene expression profiles between TAA and control tissues.

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Abstract 4145296: Aortic Valve Hemodynamics in Liver Cirrhosis

Circulation

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is often a contraindication to liver transplantation (LT). Despite the widely accepted impact of liver cirrhosis on aortic valve hemodynamics, the change in these parameters with LT or impact of AS on LT outcomes has not been described. m/s, p < 0.001) as compared to mild AS (1.5

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Zinc-aspirin preconditioning reduces endothelial damage of arterial grafts in a rodent model of revascularization

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Methods Donor Lewis rats were treated with either zinc-aspirin, aspirin, or placebo ( n  = 8) for 5 days, then the aortic arches were harvested and stored in cold preservation solution and implanted heterotopically in the abdominal cavity of the recipient rats, followed by 2 h of reperfusion.

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Bally Ribbon Mills Offers Medical Textiles for Cardiovascular Applications

DAIC

BRMs woven seamless tubular materials for stent and knitted grafts offer solutions for aortic repair and endoluminal devices. Other BRM cardiovascular textiles facilitate Trans Aortic Valve Replacement and Aseptal Defect repair.

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Early left atrial venting versus conventional treatment for left ventricular decompression during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: The EVOLVE?ECMO randomized clinical trial

European Journal of Heart Failure

Patients with significant pulmonary oedema or aortic valve (AV) closure during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) were randomized to early left ventricular (LV) unloading or conventional strategy groups (1:1). CV, cardiovascular; HT, heart transplantation; ICU, intensive care unit; LVAD, left ventricular assist device.