Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have dramatically shifted the outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure. The question remains, when is the best time for a patient to begin LVAD therapy? Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, reviews a case study with the question, is it too late?

Discover the Left Ventricular Assist Device Center at Cleveland Clinic
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/left-ventricular-assist-device-center

Learn about the Center for Shock and Circulatory Support
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/center-for-shock-and-circulatory-support

View Cleveland Clinic outcomes for LVAD
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/outcomes/445-ventricular-assist-device-implantation

In this episode, Marijan Koprivanac, MD, provides an overview of hybrid arch replacement for retrograde type A dissection with high-risk features. Learn more about Cleveland Clinic's Aorta Center.

The first heart transplant was in 1967. In 1968, the first heart transplantation at Cleveland Clinic was performed. Much has changed over the last 50 years. Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, discusses what's new in heart transplantation.

Marijan Koprivanac, MD, discusses open hybrid treatment of complex thoracic aortic aneurism in a high-risk octogenarian patient. Learn more about Cleveland Clinic's Aorta Center

The innovation of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) as a treatment option for patients with heart failure had a significant impact in the field. Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, gives a brief history of how LVADs have evolved over the last few decades to be a durable solution for patients with advanced heart failure.

In this episode, Michael Maier, DPM, and Scott Cameron, MD, PhD, discuss comprehensive cutting-edge care for complicated wounds.

Specialized centers offer care to patients as a multidisciplinary team with expertise in a particular disease condition. Eric Roselli, MD, Cardiac Surgery Director of the Aorta Center speaks with Xiaoying Lou, MD, about the history and future directions of the Aorta Center at Cleveland Clinic.

Khaled Ziada, MD, provides a brief overview of the risk factors, diagnosis & treatment considerations for ischemia with no obstructive arteries (INOCA).
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