Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

based Vanderbilt Transplant Center partnered with Evansville, Ind.-based based Deaconess Health System to open a new transplant clinic in Newburgh, Ind. Nashville, Tenn.-based

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advanced heart failure (AdvHF) can only be treated definitively by heart transplantation (HTx), yet problems such right ventricle dysfunction (RVD), rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), and primary graft dysfunction (PGD) are linked to a poor prognosis.

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Heart Transplant Biomarkers Transplant Heart Failure 119

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 7, 2024

However, information on its efficacy and safety in patients with heart failure remains limited. Case presentation A 43-year-old man with a body mass index of 41 kg/m 2 was admitted to our hospital for acute heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. No adverse events were observed during B-SES.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 30, 2025

For his groundbreaking work in gene discovery and identification, growing three different programs as a pediatric cardiology chief and his development of three separate high-level cardiomyopathy, heart failure (HF) and transplant programs, Towbin received the ACC Lifetime Achievement Award during ACC.25

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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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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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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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Heart Transplant Transplant Angina Heart Failure 75

Med Page Today

APRIL 15, 2025

(MedPage Today) -- In a prospective cohort study, hearing loss was associated with incident heart failure, a relationship partly mediated by psychological distress. Heart) A retrospective analysis from Israel suggested that markers of poor hydration.

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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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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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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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DAIC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As the only pediatric heart transplant program in Louisiana and the only program in the state to offer advanced mechanical support options for pediatric cardiology patients, Ochsner Children’s Hospital is committed to advocating for additional medical devices to enhance its high-quality care to pediatric patients awaiting transplant.

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DAIC

JUNE 24, 2024

Kittleson, director of Heart Failure Research and director of Post Graduate Medical Education in Heart Failure and Transplantation, is an associate editor specializing in heart failure. She also has served on the board of directors of the Heart Failure Society of America.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Transplantation is lifesaving for many of our patients. Yet an ongoing challenge is how to expand this opportunity to all patients who need a heart in our current setting of limited resources.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Heart failure stands as a leading cause of mortality worldwide, demanding advanced treatment options. Despite the urgency for more effective treatments, options for severe heart failure remain limited.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 14, 2024

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal life support (ECLS) devices are well-established adjunctive treatment measures for patients with heart failure. However, the role of ECMO as a bridge to definitive therapy in a setting of acute heart failure is less established.

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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. Rhythm disturbances that develop during follow-up can serve as early indicators of graft rejection and should be carefully evaluated.

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Racially biased readings of oxygen levels in the blood using pulse oximeters may further limit opportunities for Black patients with heart failure to receive potentially lifesaving treatments, such as heart pumps and transplants, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

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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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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 10, 2025

There has been a notable increase over the last decade in the volume of outpatient, inpatient, and advanced therapy needs associated with patients with heart failure (HF),

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Outpatient Transplant Inpatient Heart Failure 57

HCPLive

MAY 21, 2024

Ashley Malliett, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, discusses the importance of timely diagnosis and initiated care, as well as contraindications for transplants and LVAD.

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Heart Failure Transplant Outcomes 52

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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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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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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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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Heart Failure Anatomy Ultrasound Technology 59

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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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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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

Early Feasibility Study (FUTURE-HF2) of its FIRE1 System for remote heart failure monitoring. The FIRE1 System is the first device designed to directly measure a patient’s volume status by measuring the largest vein in the body where most fluid is stored – the inferior vena cava (IVC) – to better manage heart failure.

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Heart Failure Innovation Hospital Technology 52

American College of Cardiology

MAY 6, 2024

Dive into the Heart of ACC.24's 24's Heart Failure and Transplant Highlights! 24 sessions in heart failure and transplant, including trials RELIEVE-HF, REDUCE-AMI, and DanGer Shock. In this podcast, Drs.

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Transplant Heart Failure Article 55

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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Heart Transplant Heart Disease Heart Failure Transplant 61

Journal of the American Heart Association

APRIL 10, 2025

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundMyocardial fibrosis is prevalent in cardiomyopathies that result in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

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Heart Failure Transplant Cardiomyopathy 40

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

APRIL 10, 2024

Mehra, MD, FRCP described the cutting-edge heart pump and other advances in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) today at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Prague.

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Heart Failure Transplant Technology 59

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. Patients without CHD were older (mean age 71.5 years) than those with DV-CHD (mean age 59.8 years) and SV-CHD (mean age 17.9

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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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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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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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