A young man with biventricular dysfunction and severe malperfusion to multiple organs is put on ECMO and Impella support. Despite Impella malfunction and subsequent stroke, he recovered to undergo heart-kidney transplant.
Read MoreNew Clinical Tool May Better Detect Disease Severity in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Pulmonologists are testing a new tool to better identify risk factors in patients with cystic fibrosis who are on the transplant waitlist. The mobile app may guide physicians in revising lung allocation scores for high-risk patients, expediting lung transplant.
Evaluating Pediatric Heart Transplant Center Performances: Unintended Consequences and a New Way Forward
The practice of flagging pediatric heart transplant centers for low performance may have unintended negative consequences, conclude the authors of a recent Cleveland Clinic-led study.
Predicting Survival Outcomes in Fontan Patients Post-Heart Transplant
An easily calculated score can predict survival outcomes following heart transplant in patients with Fontan physiology. Shahnawaz Amdani, MD, the study’s lead author, explains.
Decortication After Lung Transplant Improves Outcomes With Acceptable Safety
Decortication for pleural space management, especially when performed early after transplantation, can help salvage pleural space and improve graft function. So concludes a Cleveland Clinic study.
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Our Heart Failure and Electrophysiology Care By the Numbers (Infographic)
This dynamic infographic shares Cleveland Clinic’s latest volume and outcomes data for heart transplant, LVAD placement and a sampling of EP procedures.
Cannabis Use Is a Growing Concern in Heart Transplant
A new review of evidence is likely to shape guideline updates on an unaddressed but increasingly common issue in the care of heart transplant candidates and patients.
Operating a Medical Intensive Liver Unit During a Pandemic
Learn how a specialized intensive care unit built on in-person multidisciplinary collaboration thrived during social distancing.
Expanding Transplantation Options for Patients with HIV
Cleveland Clinic’s Transplant Center will soon begin offering kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to patients with end-stage kidney disease who are HIV positive.
Access to Kidney Transplantation Unchanged Over 20 Years
Despite numerous policy changes and interventions in the last two decades, significant challenges to accessing kidney transplant remain.
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Insights From a Fast-Growing Program
Ex vivo lung perfusion is a major reason why Cleveland Clinic was among just four U.S. centers to surpass 100 lung transplants in 2020. We share learnings from our burgeoning perfusion program.