Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 3, 2024

The world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves and arteries that grow along with the young patient, as hypothesized by the pioneering team behind the procedure at Duke Health.

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HCPLive

JUNE 20, 2024

Ross-Driscoll explains how disparities in the liver transplant process begin prior to waitlisting and how findings from her research on referral and evaluation may inform interventions.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

MARCH 18, 2024

Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania researchers found the number of heart transplant emergency department visits increased with high admission rates but low in-hospital mortality rates.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When patients awaiting crucial heart transplants are placed on the organ transplant waiting list, they've traditionally been arranged based on what type of treatments they were receiving for their current condition. But researchers from the University of Chicago have discovered a new, more accurate way to rank patients.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

MAY 28, 2024

Researchers at Atlanta-based Emory University developed artificial intelligence that they say improves the prediction of successful heart transplants by 10%.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Research 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MARCH 29, 2024

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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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipient (KTR). There is a dearth of standardized guidelines on optimal cardiovascular evaluation of transplant candidates. were found to have obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JULY 24, 2024

Lung transplantation (LT) represents a high-risk procedure for end-stage lung diseases. This study describes the outcomes of patients undergoing LT that require massive transfusions as defined by the universal.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We examine the factors associated with heart transplant outcomes in this challenging population with complex anatomy requiring redo-sur. Adult patients surviving with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is growing.

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Circulation

MARCH 11, 2024

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can cure various disorders but poses cardiovascular risks, especially for elderly patients and those with cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular evaluations are crucial in pretransplantation assessments, but guidelines are lacking.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 29, 2024

BackgroundMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have important research value and broad application prospects in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Importantly, current research trends and hotspots are elucidated. Besides, keywords analysis revealed a strong emphasis on myocardial infarction, therapy, and transplantation.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

JUNE 20, 2024

Pretransplant type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality after heart transplant (HT), but the underlying causes of this association remain unclear.

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HCPLive

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Host Veeral Sheth, MD is joined by John Sheets, PhD, the president, CEO, and co-founder of Pantheon Vision, an early research-stage organization working to develop bioengineered solutions to eliminate corneal blindness.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 26, 2024

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. In a recent study, researchers tested a novel approach that involves injecting 'cardiac spheroids,' cultured from human stem cells, directly into damaged ventricles.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Lung transplantation is the only life-saving treatment for lung diseases that do not respond to medical treatment. Heart-lung harvesting requires a careful procedure to protect an adequate donor left atrial cu.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 10, 2024

Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a researcher is reporting how cells and molecules act during that early formation and what might cause the heart disease called left ventricular non-compaction or spongy heart, for which patients often require heart transplants.

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Heart Disease Heart Transplant Transplant Research 88

HCPLive

JULY 26, 2024

New research suggests combined treatment with fecal microbiota transplant and anti-PD-1 inhibitors may help overcome immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance in gastrointestinal cancers.

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Cancer Transplant Research 59

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. Gupta, an interventional and structural cardiologist, is one of the journal’s new executive associate editors.

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DAIC

APRIL 30, 2024

Image courtesy of Hideki Kobayashi from Shinshu University milla1cf Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:53 April 30, 2024 — Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is reportedly high.

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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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Cardiology Update

APRIL 25, 2024

The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality, left ventricular assist device (LVAD)/heart transplantation, HF hospitalizations, worsening HF, and KCCQ score changes. For more cardiology research news join our newsletter or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn or Instagram. Reference: Stone GW.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become an increasingly common treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure, serving as either a bridge to transplantation or destination therapy. During the study period, 36 patients (27.5%) underwent transplant or expired, and there were 32 DLI and 7 CVA events.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Accurate detection of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major challenge in the management of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). cfDNA markers can be used for the detection of cGVHD, opening a window into underlying tissue dynamics in patients that receive allogeneic stem cell transplants. BACKGROUND.

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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. Read more and share the research work at [link]

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DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

The research is funded by a four-year, $7.8 million grant awarded to Georgia Tech by the United States Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) as part of the agency’s call for the development of less invasive treatment technologies for cardiovascular conditions associated with cardiomyopathy.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Intraparenchymal stem cell transplantation shows therapeutic promise for chronic ischemic stroke patients. Visium identified specific gene clusters for the stroke injury, transplant/needle-track, stem cell graft, and the cortical ‘FLAIR’ region. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP286-ATP286, February 1, 2024.

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DAIC

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Conducted at University Health Network, Dr. Patrik Rogalla’s research indicates that single exposure dual-energy imaging detects more CAC compared to traditional X-ray methods. In this study, researchers observed 61 bone marrow transplant patients selected for their higher cardiac complication risk.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Researchers Elizabeth Jordan and Ray Hershberger, MD discuss the results of genetic tests that indicate a risk for dilated cardiomyopathy. heart failure/heart transplant programs that contributed to the study. He was senior author of the study which published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 22, 2024

The primary outcome was death from any cause, and the secondary outcome included a composite of death, heart transplantation, or ventricular assist device implantation. For more cardiology research news join our newsletter or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn or Instagram. Original article: Sapp JL et al.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MAY 3, 2024

30 years of pioneering research in liver diseases Over a distinguished 30-year career, Dr. Harrison led groundbreaking research in liver diseases, notably focusing on advancing treatment options for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

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DAIC

APRIL 16, 2024

William Abraham of the Ohio State Wexner College of Medicine presented analysis showing that patients in the trial with Barostim + GDMT had a 74% reduced risk of receiving advanced heart failure interventions (transplant, LVAD, CCM, CRT or CardioMEMS) at long-term follow-up versus patients on GDMT alone. See more details at TCTMD.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The event is offered as an interdisciplinary and interspecialty course to provide clinicians and researchers with the tools needed to improve the cardiovascular (CV) health of cancer patients in everyday practice. 9-11, 2024. 9-11, 2024, with program planners preparing a robust program. The opening Plenary session, “Perspective from the U.S.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The study also includes a registry for advanced heart failure patients who are end stage and not considered to be surgical candidates for a heart transplant or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant due to excessive fluid retention and poor kidney function. Fain, MD , President and Chief Executive Officer, Procyrion. "We

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This study investigates the efficacy of using a long-acting insulin analog, along with the infusion of regular insulin, in achieving appropriate glycemic control and correcting lactic acidosis in patients post.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Research 52

European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We evaluated three definitions of ID in patients referred for heart transplantation. Methods and results Consecutive patients assessed for heart transplantation at a single UK centre between January 2010 and May 2022 were included.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

JANUARY 19, 2022

With her fellowship, Dr. Fiedler plans to learn skills and administrative approaches that will help her expand the heart transplant program at UW-Madison, where she currently serves as associate director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Kennedy, TSF Executive Director, pkennedy@sts.org, 312-202-5868.

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