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Arrhythmias in children undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction Heart transplantation (HT) is the only treatment option in children with heart failure secondary to cardiomyopathies and non-reparable congenital heart diseases. We did not identify significant risk factors for arrhythmias post-HT. An Atrial extrasystole was detected in one patient at 96 months.

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Paragonix SherpaPak Recognized for Maximizing Access to the Donor Pool in New Clinical Study

DAIC

In organ transplantation, an extended criteria donor is defined as having perceived risk factors linked to poor subsequent outcomes, for example, those with age >55 or ischemic times exceeding 4 hours, which sometimes leads to rejection of the donor organ. utilizing the Paragonix SherpaPak CTS (p=0.022). “At

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PO-03-164 INCIDENCE, PREDICTORS, AND INDICATIONS FOR PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION AFTER ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION

HeartRhythm

Cardiac arrhythmias are often encountered in orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) recipients due to multiple risk factors and may lead to the necessity of permanent pacemaker implantation(PPI). Ischemic time > 4 hours has been associated with graft dysfunction.

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Cardiogenic Shock in Older Adults: A Focus on Age-Associated Risks and Approach to Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Age is a nonmodifiable risk factor for mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock and is often considered in the decision-making process for eligibility for various therapies. Circulation, Ahead of Print. Older adults have been largely excluded from analyses of therapeutic options in patients with cardiogenic shock.

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Enhancing the Prediction of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Using Intravascular Ultrasound and Machine Learning: A Proof of Concept

Circulation: Heart Failure

BACKGROUND:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the leading cause of late graft dysfunction in heart transplantation. The 5-year risk (95% CI) of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation–defined CAV in the high, moderate, low, and very low risk groups was 49.1% (35.2%–68.5%),

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Thromboembolic events in left ventricular non-compaction: comparison between children and adults - a systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Heart

We conducted this systematic review to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of thromboembolism (TE) in paediatric and adult patients with LVNC and searched for risk factors for TE to explore management strategies. Methods The primary outcome was the prevalence and incidence of TE in the patients with LVNC.

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Abstract 4146920: Potential Effects of Preoperative Blood Transfusions on Cardiac Transplantation Patient’s Postoperative Condition

Circulation

Mortality was analyzed using a Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank tests, and Cox proportional hazards were used to find risk factors. The remaining individuals were split into groups that received preoperative blood products (n=10,873) or did not (n=40,452).