ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002424
Mathilde Brouland, Antoine Kimmoun, Clément Delmas, Kevin Duarte, Nicolas Girerd, Fanny Vardon-Bounes, Thomas Klein
{"title":"Association Between Red Blood Cells Transfusion and 1 Year Mortality in Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiogenic Shock.","authors":"Mathilde Brouland, Antoine Kimmoun, Clément Delmas, Kevin Duarte, Nicolas Girerd, Fanny Vardon-Bounes, Thomas Klein","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002424","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for cardiogenic shock, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is often necessary, but its impact on long-term mortality remains unclear. This multicenter retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the association between RBC transfusion and 1 year mortality in patients on VA-ECMO. Data were collected from two French intensive care units (ICUs) between January 1 st , 2016, and December 31 st , 2021. Adults with cardiogenic shock supported by VA-ECMO were included, while those under 18, with ECMO duration <24 hours, or cardiac arrest before or during implantation were excluded. Among 190 patients (71% male, median age 60 years), the median VA-ECMO duration was 8 days. One year mortality was 54%. Red blood cell transfusions were administered to 83% of patients, with a median of six packs. Multivariable analysis showed no significant association between RBC transfusion and 1 year mortality across various transfusion metrics, including transfusion status, total units, and daily packs (all p > 0.05). Subgroup analyses confirmed this consistent pattern. Although RBC transfusion is frequent in VA-ECMO-supported patients, this study found no significant association with 1 year survival. Given the risks of transfusion, a cautious approach is recommended. Further studies are needed to refine transfusion strategies for this high-risk population.</p>","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"833-840"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002414
Shiyi Li, Katherine V Nordick, Iván Murrieta-Álvarez, Ismael Garcia, Randall P Kirby, Rishav Bhattacharya, Alexis E Shafii, Samiran Ghosh, Camila Hochman-Mendez, Todd K Rosengart, Kenneth K Liao, Carl P Walther, Nandan K Mondal
{"title":"Endostatin and Cystatin C as Predictors of 1 Month Renal Function Change in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device Support.","authors":"Shiyi Li, Katherine V Nordick, Iván Murrieta-Álvarez, Ismael Garcia, Randall P Kirby, Rishav Bhattacharya, Alexis E Shafii, Samiran Ghosh, Camila Hochman-Mendez, Todd K Rosengart, Kenneth K Liao, Carl P Walther, Nandan K Mondal","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002414","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>First-month renal function trajectories after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation vary widely. Lack of renal function improvement (RFI) and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) are associated with increased mortality. This study evaluates plasma levels of endostatin and cystatin C as predictors of RFI and AKI 1 month post-LVAD implantation. We prospectively enrolled 52 advanced heart failure patients undergoing LVAD implantation. Blood samples were collected pre-implant and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks post-implant. Plasma levels of endostatin and cystatin C were measured. Among 52 patients, 24 (46.2%) achieved RFI, whereas 28 (53.8%) did not. Of the non-RFI group, 15 (53.6%) developed AKI within the first month. Baseline endostatin was highly significant in predicting RFI ( p = 0.012), followed by cystatin C ( p = 0.045). The patients without RFI were considered high-risk patients for postoperative AKI. We noticed distinct trajectories for postoperative 1 week cystatin C value, not endostatin, between AKI and no-AKI patients. Postoperative 1 week level of cystatin C is identified as a good biomarker for postoperative AKI prediction in these high-risk group patients. Baseline endostatin levels can help identify patients with reduced renal adaptive capacity. For patients with high pre-implant plasma endostatin values, monitoring circulating postoperative 1 week cystatin C allows physicians to detect AKI early.</p>","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"785-794"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143596029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-12DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002481
Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan
{"title":"Reassessing the Chill: A Critical Perspective on SherpaPak Versus Ice Storage in Heart Transplantation.","authors":"Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002481","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002481","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e153"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144274077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-18DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002488
Tarun Dalia, Hassan Farhoud, Andrija Vidic
{"title":"Reply Letter to \"Reassessing the Chill: A Critical Perspective on SherpaPak Versus Ice Storage in Heart Transplantation\".","authors":"Tarun Dalia, Hassan Farhoud, Andrija Vidic","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002488","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002488","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12462679/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-19DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002490
Teryn R Roberts, Yanyi Zang, George T Harea, Daniel S Wendorff, Brendan M Beely, Leopoldo C Cancio, Andrea Selkow Wallish, Tracey V Wick, Melissa M Reynolds, Andriy I Batchinsky
{"title":"Anticoagulate the Circuit, Not the Patient: Nitric Oxide Reduces Thrombus Formation During Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal.","authors":"Teryn R Roberts, Yanyi Zang, George T Harea, Daniel S Wendorff, Brendan M Beely, Leopoldo C Cancio, Andrea Selkow Wallish, Tracey V Wick, Melissa M Reynolds, Andriy I Batchinsky","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002490","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solutions to reduce the need for systemic anticoagulation during extracorporeal life support would improve safety and utility. The study objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a nitric oxide-generating extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO 2 R) system without systemic anticoagulation in a translational swine model. We hypothesized that nitric oxide reduces circuit thrombosis, without untoward systemic effects. Anesthetized, mechanically ventilated swine (50-60 kg) received bicaval jugular cannulation for 72 hour venovenous ECCO 2 R. Control (n = 6) received a standard ECCO 2 R device with systemic heparinization. Treatment (n = 6) received the same device, but with nitric oxide-generating circuitry and 80 ppm nitric oxide added to sweep gas, without systemic heparinization. No between-group differences in vitals, ventilator settings, blood gases, extracorporeal gas exchange, or fluid balance occurred. In both groups, ECCO 2 R enabled reduction in tidal volume. Oxygenator thrombus area, quantified following dissection and imaging, was reduced in treatment (10.2 ± 1.2%) versus control (15.2 ± 1.6%) ( p = 0.03). One control oxygenator occluded. No nitric oxide-related adverse effects were observed, including methemoglobinemia. Nitric oxide-enhanced ECCO 2 R enabled 72 hours of support without systemic anticoagulation, and without altering oxygenator performance or causing untoward systemic effects. Future studies are needed to investigate efficacy in subjects with underlying coagulopathy and/or contraindications for systemic anticoagulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"849-860"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002432
Spencer E Kim, Max Shin, Amit Iyengar, Noah Weingarten, Dun Jin, Rachel Wilson, Michaela Asher, Omar Toubat, Pavan Atluri
{"title":"Bridging to Heart Transplantation With Intraaortic Balloon Pump Versus Impella 5.5.","authors":"Spencer E Kim, Max Shin, Amit Iyengar, Noah Weingarten, Dun Jin, Rachel Wilson, Michaela Asher, Omar Toubat, Pavan Atluri","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002432","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we compare the clinical characteristics and courses of patients directly bridged to heart transplant with intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) versus Impella 5.5. We performed a retrospective cohort study of single-center institutional data including all adult patients at our institution bridged to transplant with either IABP or Impella 5.5 support between October 18, 2018, and May 31, 2023. Ninety-one heart transplant recipients were included in this study, of whom 54 (59%) were bridged on IABP and 37 (41%) were bridged on Impella 5.5. Patients supported with Impella 5.5 had comparable baseline characteristics compared to those bridged on IABP (all p > 0.05). However, Impella 5.5 patients had lower vasoactive inotropic scores during their temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) period than those bridged on IABP (all p < 0.05). Duration of MCS and post-transplant intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay were longer for Impella 5.5 patients (all p < 0.05), but rates of complications after transplant were comparable (all p > 0.05). Survival at 1 year post-transplant was significantly greater for the Impella 5.5 group (100% vs. 87%; p = 0.039). Given the increased use of MCS as a bridge to transplant, this project has important implications for preoperative management of waitlist patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"800-806"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-20DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002316
Maya Guglin
{"title":"Randomized Clinical Trials on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock: Why Are They All Negative?","authors":"Maya Guglin","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002316","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e136-e140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142280006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002492
Calixte de La Bourdonnaye, Xavier Beneux, Guillaume Leurent, Erwan Flecher, Amedeo Anselmi
{"title":"Open Direct Beating-Heart Atrioseptostomy: Left Heart Unloading Under Extracorporeal Life Support.","authors":"Calixte de La Bourdonnaye, Xavier Beneux, Guillaume Leurent, Erwan Flecher, Amedeo Anselmi","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002492","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The venoarterial extracorporeal life support often requires venting the left ventricle to treat or prevent pulmonary edema. In postcardiotomy patients requiring extracorporeal life support before the patient closure, the best option to unload the left cavities remains unclear. Indeed, one may add a vent in a pulmonary vein, or in the pulmonary artery or through the left ventricle apex. All these surgical options will require a second sternotomy for removal and expose the patient to infection and bleeding. Herein, we present a venting technic through an atrioseptostomy performed on a beating heart, in the operating room, under transesophageal echocardiography guidance. The result is effective, rapid, inexpensive, and simple to unload the left ventricle.</p>","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"e141-e143"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144504768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002419
Elisa M Ballan, Mats T Vervoorn, Selma E Kaffka Genaamd Dengler, Judith Marsman, Mudit Mishra, Ilona M L J van Ginneken, Petra van der Kraak, Annelotte Vos, Saskia C A de Jager, Joost P G Sluijter, Pieter A Doevendans, Michal Mokry, Niels P van der Kaaij
{"title":"Candidate Biomarkers YES1, Troponin I, Lactate, and Ammonia for Evaluation of Cardiac Function Post Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion.","authors":"Elisa M Ballan, Mats T Vervoorn, Selma E Kaffka Genaamd Dengler, Judith Marsman, Mudit Mishra, Ilona M L J van Ginneken, Petra van der Kraak, Annelotte Vos, Saskia C A de Jager, Joost P G Sluijter, Pieter A Doevendans, Michal Mokry, Niels P van der Kaaij","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002419","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) is a promising method for donor heart preservation, but the hypothermic conditions reduce metabolic activity, making cardiac evaluation challenging, and necessitating prognostic biomarkers to monitor graft quality. This study aims to identify biomarkers during HOPE that predict cardiac function. Seven porcine slaughterhouse hearts underwent 4 hours of HOPE followed by 4 hours of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) with continuous functional assessment, including measurements of cardiac output (CO), cardiac index (CI), coronary flow (CF), coronary flow index (CFI), left ventricular pressure (LVP), left atrial pressure (LAP), and mean aortic pressure (MAP). Perfusate samples collected at baseline and after 4 hours of HOPE were analyzed for damage markers. Correlations were found between ammonia and CI ( r = 0.86), troponin I and CI ( r = 0.79), and lactate and CFI ( r = -0.81). Mitochondrial and nuclear cell-free DNA decreased during HOPE but did not correlate with function. Olink data indicated that tyrosine-protein kinase Yes (YES1) was negatively correlated with CI ( r = -0.86), CF ( r = -0.79), and CFI ( r = -0.86). These findings suggest YES1, troponin I, ammonia, and lactate as potential prognostic biomarkers during HOPE that may predict cardiac function post-reperfusion, warranting further research to validate their translational potential.</p>","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":"823-832"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12462677/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143708360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ASAIO JournalPub Date : 2025-09-24DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002556
Erika R O'Neil, Ahmed Labib Shehatta, Cara Agerstrand, Caroline Sampson, Farah Siddiqui, Priya Nair, Alexandra L Schou, Javier Kattan, Emily E Naoum, Marc Anders, Kollengode Ramanathan, Matteo Di Nardo
{"title":"ELSO 2025 NARRATIVE GUIDELINE ON PREGNANT AND PERIPARTUM EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION.","authors":"Erika R O'Neil, Ahmed Labib Shehatta, Cara Agerstrand, Caroline Sampson, Farah Siddiqui, Priya Nair, Alexandra L Schou, Javier Kattan, Emily E Naoum, Marc Anders, Kollengode Ramanathan, Matteo Di Nardo","doi":"10.1097/MAT.0000000000002556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002556","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8844,"journal":{"name":"ASAIO Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145130005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}