BACKGROUND: The nationwide impact in Japan of contemporary improvement in the clinical management of durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD), together with the introduction of the HeartMate 3 (Abbott, Pleasanton, CA, USA), on clinical outcomes remains uncertain. METHODS…
Thyroid crisis is caused by an excess of thyroid hormones in the body, leading to a hypermetabolic state and a series of pathological and physiological changes. Clinical manifestations are often non-specific, and in severe cases, it can manifest as multiple organ dysfunction.…
BACKGROUND: Multi-organ transplant recipients face a substantial long-term risk of infection, malignancy, and chronic rejection secondary to prolonged immunosuppression. Sequential liver, kidney, and heart transplantations remain rare, resulting in limited evidence to guide…
BackgroundChildren with single ventricle (SV) physiology and total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) face high surgical risk. Despite advances in single ventricle care, survival in SV/TAPVC patients has plateaued. We investigated multicenter outcomes, reintervention…
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Heart transplantation is the definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure. While the number of heart transplant performed yearly in the United States has nearly doubled in the last decade, median survival has stagnated, largely due to the complications…
Patients with cardiogenic shock due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with ECPELLA support have a poor prognosis. Impaired left ventricular (LV) wall motion is observed in both infarcted and non-infarcted areas. Therapeutic hypothermia and mechanical LV unloading have…
Advanced heart failure afflicts over 6 million adults in the United States alone, yet fewer than 4,000 donor hearts become available for transplantation each year. Mechanical circulatory support devices extend survival for many of these patients, but device-related…
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is increasingly used for refractory cardiac arrest, although evidence for a survival benefit remains heterogeneous and appears highly dependent on patient selection and systems of care. We report the case of a previously…