Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Despite being a heart transplantation candidate, she declined revascularization and sought alternative treatments for angina, dyspnea, and daily activity limitations. EECP may alleviate the need for heart transplantation through its integration as a standard early intervention.

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Circulation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Early identification of kidney dysfunction in patients with advanced heart failure is crucial for timely interventions. Circulation, Ahead of Print. Hemodynamic derangements and maladaptive neurohormonal upregulations contribute to fluctuations in kidney indices and electrolytes that may recover with guideline-directed medical therapy.

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Heart Failure Kidney Disease Heart Transplant Transplant 80

Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 20, 2024

The risk of early heart failure after heart transplantation is lower if the donor heart is stored in a so-called heart-in-a-box instead of in the usual cooler with ice.

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DAIC

JULY 3, 2024

Jon Kobashigawa, MD, of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is an expert in heart transplantation, heart failure, and other complex cardiac conditions. An expert in diagnosing heart failure, Kobashigawa also is director of the Advanced Heart Disease Division in the Smidt Heart Institute.

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Transplant Heart Transplant Heart Failure Education 105

Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

After struggling with heart failure for the first months of his life, doctors told his parents that Zeke would need a heart transplant immediately. Within one day, our heart transplant team performed the transplant surgery. Now Zane, 6, and Zeke, 5, are living lives the odds said were unlikely.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction Heart transplantation (HT) is the only treatment option in children with heart failure secondary to cardiomyopathies and non-reparable congenital heart diseases.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Arrhythmia Pacemaker 59

Circulation: Heart Failure

APRIL 4, 2025

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Heart failure is a global disease with significant morbidity. Heart transplant (HT) can be a lifesaving therapy for select patients with end-stage heart failure.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 2, 2024

Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM), a rare condition, is fatal if left untreated and has rarely been described in heart transplant recipients. The cornerstone of treatment is corticosteroids, comprehensive therapy and heart failure management (including advanced mechanical support for fulminant myocarditis).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 25, 2024

The implantation of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has been increasing, with good long-term results, in parallel with a growing population with advanced heart failure (HF). However, in some European countries, LVADs are still underused, with one of the main issues being the patient's late referral.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:10 February 21, 2024 — Ochsner Children's Hospital , ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, is raising awareness of the need for more pediatric-specific heart devices. Yet, research and innovation in this field has not kept pace.

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HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Arrhythmias can lead to cardiac arrest (CA) and heart failure. When intractable, heart transplant (HTX) can become the only viable treatment. This rare, high-risk cohort has not been reported as a distinct group.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Heart transplant is a scary and serious surgery with a high cost, but for patients with heart failure it can be the only option for cure.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fulminant myocarditis has been defined as the clinical manifestation of cardiac inflammation with rapid-onset heart failure and cardiogenic shock. We report on the case of a 17-year-old boy with hemodynamic de.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Pediatric heart transplantation has long been hailed as a life-saving intervention for children suffering from end-stage heart failure. While the procedure offers hope, the long-term outcomes for these young patients remain suboptimal due to allograft rejection and graft failure.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, advanced heart failure therapy never means it can be achieved only by state-of-the-art technology. Cardiac failure management remains basically disciplined medical management and a holistic approach to improve the quality of life. Only few lucky patients end up getting heart transplantation, the ultimate treatment.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- To more fairly rank candidates for heart transplant, researchers developed the U.S. candidate risk score (US-CRS) and found it to better discriminate risk for people with advanced heart failure than the current six-status system.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Pictured Left to Right: Members and students of the McGill Gene Editing Laboratory at The Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas: Fansen Meng, PhD, Xiao Li, PhD, James Martin, MD, PhD, Rich Li, PhD (back), Maggie Lim (undergraduate student at Rice University front), Yuka Morikawa, PhD, Ann Bromley.

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CTVS

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Heart failure is a chronic condition that occurs when the heart can no longer operate efficiently on its own, or effectively pump blood throughout the body. Signs of heart failure may include difficulty breathing, a racing heartbeat/heart palpitations, fatigue, or unexplained swelling.

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Objective The role of hyperuricaemia as a prognostic maker has been established in chronic heart failure (HF) but limited information on the association between plasma uric acid (UA) levels and central haemodynamic measurements is available. Conclusions Elevated UA is associated with greater haemodynamic impairment in advanced HF.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Knowledge and application of European Society of Cardiology/Heart Failure Association (ESC/HFA) guidelines in the management of advanced heart failure (HF). Respondents were categorized into heart failure cardiologists (HFCs), general cardiologists (GCs), and other participants (OPs). of HFCs, 19.6%

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Abstract Aims There is uncertainty about the definition of iron deficiency (ID) and the association between ID and prognosis in patients with advanced heart failure. We evaluated three definitions of ID in patients referred for heart transplantation. The same association was not seen with guideline definition of ID.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Pediatric heart transplant (PHT) recipient survival has improved. Yet, neurologic morbidity related to heart failure and its treatment persist. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP261-ATP261, February 1, 2025.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives—the transplantation is deemed a success. However, health care overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue.

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Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Background:Many cardiovascular disorders propel the development of advanced heart failure that necessitates cardiac transplantation. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, Volume 16, Issue 5 , Page 452-461, October 1, 2023.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

AUGUST 1, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print.

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Heart Transplant Education Transplant Heart Failure 40

Circulation: Heart Failure

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

MARCH 8, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. Centers performing at least 1 heart transplant or left ventricular assist device were classified as ATCs. Patient characteristics, outcomes, and procedural volume were compared among 3 cohorts: admissions to non-ATCs, admissions to ATCs, and transfers to ATCs.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Heart transplant rates were low but increased slightly in 2020 for patients without CHD, with DV and SV CHD patients showing fluctuating rates peaking in 2018 and 2019, then declining in 2020. Cardiogenic shock rates were highest among SV-CHD patients, with significant fluctuations, followed by DV-CHD patients.

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Cardiogenic Shock Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure Congenital 40

Circulation: Heart Failure

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Heart Failure Circulation 40

European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Abstract Aims The CASTLE-HTx trial showed the benefit of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation compared to medical therapy in decreasing mortality, need for left ventricular assist device implantation or heart transplantation (HTx) in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF).

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Heart 2023 Conference

JANUARY 17, 2024

This institute is dedicated to pioneering research, innovation, and the development of clinically effective techniques for addressing various heart conditions. Additionally, it offers comprehensive cardiac screening and preventive care.

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Congenital Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Heart Transplant Transplant 49

CardiacWire

AUGUST 21, 2024

Johnson & Johnson expanded deeper into heart failure and interventional cardiology, acquiring interatrial shunt-maker V-Wave for $600M upfront and up to $1.7B These improvements would allow the Ventura IAS to address the notable HFrEF treatment gap between GDMT and far more invasive therapies like LVAD and heart transplantation.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the leading cause of late graft dysfunction in heart transplantation.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

JANUARY 16, 2025

Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is common in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and it is associated with poor prognosis.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The association between a lower rate of MAE and EMB persisted in the multivariate model when those with heart transplant who had EMB were compared to those without heart transplant who did not have EMB p=0.001. The leading cause of mortality was heart failure in 51% of deceased patients.

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Cardiomyopathy Pediatrics Heart Transplant Heart Failure 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Heart transplantation remains a vital treatment for end-stage heart failure, yet the scarcity of suitable donor hearts makes the treatment unavailable to many patients in critical need. Addressing this critical barrier could potentially improve post-transplant outcomes and make older donor hearts a viable option.

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Transplant Heart Transplant Heart Dysfunction Heart Failure 40

European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Abstract Aim Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a cornerstone in the management of chronic heart failure in patients with a broad or paced QRS. The primary composite endpoint included all-cause mortality, heart transplantation, or ventricular assist device implantation. ml/min/1.73 m ml/min/1.73 m

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