No Evidence for Oversizing Hearts and Donor Size Impact on 1-Year Survival in Heart Failure Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device.

The predicted heart mass (PHM) ratio has recently emerged as a better metric for donor-to-recipient size-matching than weight ratios. It is unknown whether this applies to transplant candidates on left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. Our study examines if PHM ratio is optimal for size-matching specifically in the LVAD patient population.

Don't Break My Heart: A Case Report of Takotsubo Syndrome in a Transplanted Heart.

Cardiogenic shock after heart transplant, could be due to acute rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, or myocarditis. Stress cardiomyopathy (CM) in a denervated transplanted heart is unusual. A 56-year-old man with a history of ischemic heart disease and a seizure disorder underwent orthotropic heart transplant.

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with Unusual Cardiac Metastasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a very uncommon soft tissue malignancy which accounts for <1% of soft tissue sarcoma. It is a malignant and highly vascular tumor arising most commonly in the musculature of the lower extremities, with metastasis primarily to the lungs, bones, and brain. Cardiac metastasis is very rare and only 5 cases have been reported in the literature so far.

Effect of Transradial Catheterisation on Patency Rates of Radial Arteries Used as a Conduit for Coronary Bypass.

Background: Transradial catheterisation is known to be associated with occlusion of the radial artery with an estimated incidence of 2-10% (1). There are very few studies looking at the patency of radial artery as a bypass graft after utilisation for catheterisation.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) utilising a radial artery graft.