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Double lung transplantation is better than single lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lung transplantation is one of the most common treatment options for patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the choice between single and double lung transplantation for these.

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The comparative impact of central vs. peripheral VA-ECMO cannulation on postoperative graft dysfunction in lung transplantation: a retrospective analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundLung transplantation (LTx) is the definitive treatment for end-stage pulmonary diseases, with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) used as a common perioperative support. Patients were divided into central (n=31) and peripheral (n=91) groups.

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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.

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Prognostic value of three iron deficiency definitions in patients with advanced heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

6MWD, 6-min walk distance; CI, cardiac index; CPI, cardiac power index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PA, pulmonary artery; PCW, pulmonary capillary wedge; RA, right atrial; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TSAT, transferrin saturation; VO 2 , oxygen consumption.

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Effects of atrial fibrillation ablation on arrhythmia burden and ventricular function in end‐stage heart failure: Lessons from CASTLE‐HTx

European Journal of Heart Failure

PVI, pulmonary vein isolation. 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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BioCardia Announces CMS Approval of Coverage for CardiAMP Cell Therapy Confirmatory Phase III Heart Failure Study

DAIC

The CardiAMP clinical development for heart failure is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and is reimbursed by CMS for both treatment and control procedures. Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 03/13/2024 - 16:49 March 13, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. , CAUTION - Limited by United States law to investigational use.

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Heart failure patients with improved ejection fraction: Insights from the MECKI score database

European Journal of Heart Failure

CV mortality is the composite endpoint for CV mortality + urgent transplant + left ventricular assist device implantation. The primary endpoint of the study was the composite of cardiovascular death, left ventricular assist device implantation, and urgent heart transplantation. Events per 1000 person-years. #