Microaxial Support After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Introduction and Objective Impella is a temporary ventricular support device intended for short term use (CP, and ≤ 6 days for Impella 5.0 and LD). There has yet to be a study investigating the outcomes of microaxial support for patients who previously underwent heart transplantation. We aimed to assess utilization patterns of microaxial mechanical circulatory support after heart transplantation in adults and adolescents.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryposters/1012/thumbnail.jp

Highlights from the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in Chicago, IL

Dr. Willem J. Kolff founded the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) in 1955. Each year experts in the fields of renal, pulmonary, pancreatic, cardiac, bioengineering, and orthopedic research congregate to discuss the latest developments in their respective fields. Throughout the conference\u27s history, ASAIO has adapted to promote inquiry, ingenuity, and innovation. The congeniality partnered with the expertise of the conference\u27s attendees has facilitated continuous progress since the conference\u27s inception. The 2022 ASAIO Annual Conference was held in Chicago, IL in an entirely in-person format, the first since the 65th conference in 2019. This year there were exhibits by Abbott (Austin, TX), ABIOMED, Inc. (Danvers, MA), Acelis Connected Health (Livermore, CA), ActiCare Health (Livermore, CA), Berlin Heart, Inc. (The Woodlands, TX), EvaHeart, Inc. (Houston, TX), Getinge (Sweden), Haemonetics Corp. (Braintree, MA), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (Waltham, MA), Medtronic Cardiac Surgery (Framingham MA), NxStage from Fresenius Medical Care (Lawrence, MA), Orthodynamics Company, Inc. (Noblesville, IN), Transonic Systems Inc. (Ithaca, NY), and Wolters Kluwer Health (Philadelphia, PA). Presentations, posters, and abstracts covered topics in the disciplines mentioned above as well as COVID for the second year in a row. All abstracts were accessible via the ASAIO App