Cardiothoracic Surgery research

Our Cardiothoracic Unit performs a full range of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including minimally invasive valve operations, off-pump surgery and aortic surgery, as well as providing statewide heart and lung transplant services.

About our research

The Alfred's transplant program is supported by the mechanical assist device program, which involves 20-30 Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) implants per year as well as supporting a busy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program.

Our research is focussed on:

  • Improving outcomes in heart and lung transplantation, particularly donor organ optimisation and preservation
  • Innovations in cardiothoracic surgery, including sutureless valves, bidirectional ECMO cannulae and new generation VADs

We support a busy trauma service at The Alfred and continue rib fixation research for severe chest wall injuries.

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Cardiothoracic Surgery clinical trials

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Heart preservation for transplantation

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Driveline infection research

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Publications

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Graft Dysfunction Early After Heart Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Aleksova N, Buchan TA, Foroutan F, Zhu A, Conte S, Macdonald P, Noly PE, Carrier M, Marasco SF, Takeda K, Pozzi M, Baudry G, Atik FA, Lehmann S, Jawad K, Hickey GW, Defontaine A, Baron O, Loforte A, Cavalli GG, Absi DO, Kawabori M, Mastroianni MA, Simonenko M, Sponga S, Moayedi Y, Orchanian-Cheff A, Ross HJ, Rao V, Guyatt G, Billia F, Alba AC

(2023), JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE, 29(3), 290-303

DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.11.011

Heart-Lung Transplantation: Technical Modifications to Simplify the Procedure

Doi A, Marasco SF, Negri JC, Gooi JH, Zimmet A, McGiffin DC

(2023), Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(2), e63-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.06.011

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Surgical Repair of Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defect

Doi A, Negri JC, Marasco SF, Gooi JH, Zimmet A, Pellegrino VA, Nanjayya VB, McGloughlin SA, McGiffin DC

(2023), ASAIO journal, 69(1), 101-6

DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001664

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