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Research examines trends in mortality and the frequency of major adverse cardiovascular events after kidney transplantation.

Cardiovascular disease is a known determinant of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing kidney transplantation, which is the commonly chosen treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease. Researchers for this study sought to examine the rate of major cardiovascular adverse events (MACEs), in the context of an aging transplant population on waitlists, higher diabetic populations and increasing dialysis pre-transplantation, specifically for the perioperative kidney transplantation period.

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Novel thoracic aorta device trials enrolling at Baylor Scott & White – The Heart Hospital Plano

Below are two novel thoracic aorta trials being conducted at Baylor Scott & White – The Heart Hospital Plano. These trials leverage our multi-disciplinary team approach, which brings Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeons together in our TAA clinic for collaborative, simultaneous visits with each patient. This approach has proven time and again to better inform decisions surrounding patient care plans and help produce stronger outcomes.

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Uncovering a different type of heart failure

Traditionally, one of the clinical hallmarks characterizing heart failure has been a low ejection fraction (EF) of the left ventricle. EF is the percent of blood pushed out by the heart with each heartbeat. But there is a growing awareness of a significant portion of the heart failure population who do not display low EF— a condition known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

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Baylor Dallas performs its 500th LVAD implantation

As advances in heart failure treatment continue, Baylor University Medical Center remains at the forefront and is still one of the largest programs in Texas. In 2018, surgeons on the medical staff performed 54 heart transplants and implanted a record 78 LVADs (left ventricular assist device). Dan M. Meyer, MD, recently appointed surgical chief of heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support at Baylor Dallas, implanted the first LVAD at Baylor in 1996, and recently implanted the 500th LVAD, making BUMC the first hospital in North Texas to reach this milestone.

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