In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Kenneth Liao about performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States using a subxiphoid approach.
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August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Kenneth Liao, professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support at Baylor College of Medicine, about performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States using a subxiphoid approach.
August 14, 2025
In this outstanding interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Todd Rosengart about his team performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States.
August 14, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Todd Rosengart, professor and chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, about his team performing the world’s first adult robotic heart surgery in the United States.
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Implantation at Great Ormond Street Hospital: A Decade of Experience
August 14, 2025
This video highlights important steps in the technique of ventricular assist device implantation based on the experience at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
August 8, 2025
At the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) 2025 Annual Conference, Zaid Abu-Mowis, a medical student at the University of Florida College of Medicine, presented on “Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Comparison of Two ERAS.”
August 7, 2025
This study examines the impact of the 2018 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) heart transplant allocation criteria change on posttransplant stroke rates.
July 25, 2025
At the ASAIO 2025 Annual Conference, Dr. Yeahwa Hong presented on “Utilization of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death Improves All-Cause Survival in Candidates With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device.”
July 16, 2025
Increasing demand for donor hearts in cardiac transplantation has spurred interest in xenotransplantation aided by advancements in immunosuppression and genetic engineering. Clinical trials of genetically modified pig hearts have seen two patients survive 40 and 60 days before graft failure.
July 16, 2025
This retrospective study analyzed outcomes of 970 bilateral lung transplant recipients at a single center from 2007–2023, stratified by age groups: 15–64, 65–69, 70–74, and 75–years.