2026

Meeting Report: Expanding Access to Advanced Cardiac Therapies, Including Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) and Heart Transplantation in Muscular Dystrophy

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Following a 2024 expert convening, a comprehensive clinical protocol was created to support VAD and transplant candidacy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, translating consensus into real-world implementation.

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Double Bridge to Heart Transplantation: Outcomes of Early vs Delayed Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator Crossover in Pediatric Population

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This study evaluates the progression of the distal aorta in patients with acute type A aortic dissection complicated by malperfusion syndrome who were treated with endovascular fenestration/stenting followed by delayed open aortic repair, finding that although these patients had faster distal aortic growth, their long-term survival and reoperation rates were similar to those without malperfusion syndrome.

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