This article updates the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC) 2007 classification of advanced heart failure and describes new diagnostic and …

Short-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is increasingly used as a bridge to
decision in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. Subsequently, these patients might be …

BACKGROUND: Mortality for refractory cardiogenic shock (RCS) remains high. However,
with improving mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD) technology, the treatment …

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) plays a significant role as a therapeutic option for
severe heart failure, and its outcomes have been improving due to advancements in devices …

Background—Mortality for refractory cardiogenic shock remains high. In this patient cohort,
there have been mixed results in mechanical circulatory support device use as a bridge-to …

1. Background More than 20 years have passed since heart transplantation began to be
performed under the Organ Transplant Law enacted in 1997. The Law was amended to …

Faced with a chronic donor shortage, clinicians and regulators both struggle to develop
allocation systems which balance the challenges of waitlist mortality and donor availability …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Short-term and durable mechanical circulatory support
(MCS) devices represent life-saving interventions for patients with cardiogenic shock and …

Several studies have investigated early outcomes with a surgical short-term ventricular
assist device (VAD), but little is known about adverse event profile during prolonged support …

Background: Bridge-to-decision (BTD) devices providing temporary mechanical circulatory
support should be introduced to patients with advanced heart failure. This study evaluated …