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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
December 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA.
Objectives: In the setting of the obesity epidemic and donor organ shortage in the United States, there's a growing need to expand the donor organ eligibility criteria for orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). Donation after circulatory death (DCD) has emerged as a promising solution, but the outcomes with obese donor hearts in DCD remains unknown.
Methods: Using the UNOS registry between 2019 and 2024, recipients of DCD OHT were stratified into three donor obesity categories by body mass index (BMI): underweight/normal (BMI <25kg/m), overweight (BMI 25-30kg/m), and obese (BMI >30kg/m).
ASAIO J
October 2024
From the Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care, Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Patients with restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) were previously considered poor candidates for mechanical circulatory support due to technical limitations related to restrictive ventricular physiology and small ventricular size, limiting the ability to provide adequate flows and decompress the heart. Literature examining use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in this population consists of a single case series reporting no survivors. We report our experience providing ECMO in children with RCM or HCM at a large pediatric quaternary cardiac center.
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November 2024
Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Melegnano Hospital - ASST Melegnano e Martesana, Milan, ITA.
We describe the case of a 72-year-old male suffering from Marfan syndrome, who, because of cardiac abnormalities correlated to the syndrome, received an orthotopic heart transplant four years ago. In 2024, he was diagnosed with right colon cancer. The decision to operate was difficult because of the elevated perioperative risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiol Cases
December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Unlabelled: The modified bicaval anastomosis technique is an orthotopic heart transplantation technique that preserves the posterior wall of the right atrium as a bridging tissue, creating a dual structure of the recipient and donor hearts between the superior and inferior venae cavae. In this report, we present a case with unique electrophysiological findings following heart transplantation using this technique. The patient, who had persistent atrial fibrillation before the procedure, achieved a maintained sinus rhythm afterward.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Unlabelled: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired autoimmune disorder characterized by low platelet counts with increased risk of bleeding. In particular, ITP induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been increasingly reported. Since immunosuppressive regimens in organ transplantation are often the primary cause of increased risk of infection, ITP following solid organ transplantation has occasionally been observed.
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