Background Screening for organ rejection is a critical component of care for patients who
have undergone heart transplantation. Endomyocardial biopsy is the gold standard screening …

… Author links open overlay panel Craig R. Butler MD, MS a , AnaMaria Savu PhD a , Jeffrey
A. Bakal PhD b , Mustafa Toma MD a , Richard Thompson PhD c , Kelvin Chow PhD c , Harris …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often considered the gold-standard test for characterizing
cardiac as well as noncardiac structure and function. However, many patients with …

Aim Limited data exist on the impact of contrast‐enhanced echocardiography on treatment
decisions in heart failure patients that require specific left ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF ) …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common debilitating condition with limited therapeutic
options besides heart transplantation or palliation. It is characterized by maladaptive …

… Author links open overlay panel Craig R. Butler MD, MSc a , Andreas Kumar MD, MSc b ,
Mustafa Toma MD c , … Dr Craig Butler and Dr Andreas Kumar contributed equally to this work. …

End-stage systolic heart failure is an increasingly common problem in elderly patients and
is associated with high cost, poor quality of life, and poor outcomes. Mechanical circulatory …

Background Cardiac surgery waitlist recommendations, which were developed based on
expert opinion, poorly predict preoperative mortality. Studies reporting risk factors for waitlist …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) by valve-in-valve (VIV) implantation is an
alternative treatment for high-risk patients with a degenerating aortic bioprosthesis. We present …

A 43-year-old man presented with severe heart failure secondary to high-risk light chain cardiac
amyloidosis. He underwent chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation with …