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Heart Transplantation

News, opinions and meeting coverage in transplantation.

Photo of Chairman of the full committee Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing

Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved

A photo of a senior man in a hospital bed wearing a high flow nasal cannula.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery

Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators

A photo of a surgeon holding a donated heart.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Trial Affirms Safety of Circulatory-Death Heart Transplants

6-month results reported for perfusion-tested hearts outside of normal brain-death donation route

A computer rendered crossection of an blood vessel narrowed by plaque.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlier

Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters

A photo of a surgeon holding a kidney prior to transplantation.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Monopoly Be Gone: A New Chapter in U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation

A recent announcement from HHS has the power to transform our deeply flawed system

A photo of a surgeon holding a kidney prior to it鈥檚 implantation.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant System

Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data

A close up photo of a man鈥檚 forehead affected by actinic keratosis

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Vitamin B3 Doesn't Cut Skin Cancer Risk After Organ Transplant

Randomized study finds no benefit with 12 months of nicotinamide versus placebo

STS over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California

<乌鸦传媒視頻>When Surgeons Clamp Down on Opioids After Cardiac Operations

Pain control feasible even when dropping to zero opioids

A photo of motorcycle riders on the street during Daytona Bike Week.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donation

Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒視頻>The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipient

Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒視頻>UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricks

It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care

Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say

A close up shot of a heartbeat flat lining on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate.

Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts?

SCCM over a photo of the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Donation After Circulatory Death Offers Opportunity to Boost Organ Pool

A more controversial approach to heart harvesting, meanwhile, is raising ethical qualms

AAN over a photo of the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Stroke While on LVAD No Barrier to Successful Heart Transplant

It doesn't help, for sure, but it doesn't seem to hurt greatly either

STS over a photo of a surgeon performing a thoracic operation using a fiber optic head-light.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Times

Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds

A computer rendering of the human heart with the right ventricle highlighted over an implanted left ventricular assist devic

<乌鸦传媒視頻>The Right Ventricle Still Matters in LVAD Patients

Right heart failure signaled trouble ahead in the Intermacs registry

A young female prison inmate combs her hair in her cell.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Ethics Consult: Give New Heart to Woman on Death Row? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

A young female prison inmate combs her hair in her cell.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Ethics Consult: Give Heart Transplant to Death Row Inmate?

You make the call

HFSA over a computer rendering of the heart and an atherosclerosis

<乌鸦传媒視頻>With HVAD Out, Innovation Key to Mechanical Circulatory Support

A debate on where LVAD innovation stands

A computer rendering of a heart cross section with implanted left ventricular assist device

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Some Reassurance on Cognition in People With Older LVADs

Will newer devices look even better for neurological outcomes?

Photo of vials of the drug Shingrix.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults

CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says

A female professor at a medical college speaks in front of a classroom of students.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem

Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties

FDA SAFETY Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products over a computer rendering of blood platelets and a bag of Hydroxyethyl starch

<乌鸦传媒視頻>FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders

Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist

Diagram of normothermic regional perfusion of abdominal organs in preparation for transplantation

<乌鸦传媒視頻>ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method

Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule

A photo of Robert Montgomery, MD

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose

A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose

A distressed looking young female physician with her arm extended palm out making a stop gesture

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Toxic Cardiology Culture Pervasive Worldwide, ACC Survey Finds

No group was immune to hostile work conditions, but women and young doctors got the worst of it

FDA ADCOMM TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS) Heart over a photo of the device

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisors

Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device

A female physician with her mature female patient puts on her stethoscope

<乌鸦传媒視頻>ACC Report: Cardiac Care Better Woman-to-Woman

Group suggests rethink of cardiology culture and medical education

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog

Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes

Left ventricular assist device (HeartMate 3) over a computer rendering of the device attached to a heart above FDA APPROVED

<乌鸦传媒視頻>LVAD Approved for Children

FDA clears the way for HeartMate 3 use in younger population

A computer rendering of the human heart cut in half with a scalpel between the two halves

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Patient's Ventricles Removed as Bridge to Heart Transplant

Rare therapy a variation of BIVAD support

AP Cardiology over a computer rendering of a heart beat

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure

Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD

The cover of the book THE ORGAN THIEVES by Chip Jones.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Surgeons Stole Black Man's Heart for White Businessman

First heart transplant in the segregated south

A donor heart with a tag attached which says COVID-19?

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic

Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing

Electrocardiogram on top and bottom of image with CardioBreak in the center.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Ozempic OK'd for CV Prevention; LDL Drug Pricing; Lyme Disease Heart Tx

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

<乌鸦传媒視頻>AHA: Stem Cells No Help in LVAD Patients

Mesenchymal precursor cells didn't boost wean rates from heart assist devices

<乌鸦传媒視頻>AHA: Closing Dialysis Fistula Improves Heart Function

Kidney transplant patients may benefit from reversing arteriovenous connection

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Transplant Patients Have More Infections After Mohs Surgery

Immunosuppressed populations significantly prone to post-procedure complications

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Wise Buy? Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Getting better and cheaper, but 'nobody wears pink ribbons for heart failure'

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