Venous congestion has emerged as an important cause of renal dysfunction in patients with
cardiorenal syndrome. However, only limited progress has been made in differentiating this …

Methods ADQI (Acute Disease Quality Initiative) is an ongoing process that produces
evidence‐based recommendations on the diagnosis, prevention, and management of AKI …

CO-CHAIRS: Feldman D: Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Georgia
Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine; Pamboukian SV: University of …

Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have emerged as the standard of care
for advanced heart failure patients requiring long-term mechanical circulatory support …

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) evolved from an engineering dream to clinical reality
during the 1980s when increasing numbers of patients were dying on heart transplant wait …

The era of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) began in 1953 with the development of
cardiopulmonary bypass to facilitate open heart surgery. 1 In 1964, the National Heart …

The number of patients with advanced heart failure that has become unresponsive to
conventional medical therapy is increasing rapidly. One of the most promising new …

Combined dysfunction of the heart and the kidneys, which can be associated with
haemodynamic impairment, is classically referred to as cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine renal outcomes after left ventricular assist
device (LVAD) implantation. Background: Renal dysfunction before LVAD placement is …

Heart transplantation (HTx) improves symptoms and prolongs life in advanced heart failure
(HF), but organ supply is limited. In recent years, mechanical circulatory support and …