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Cedars-Sinai Cardiologist Leads the American Society of Transplantation

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Jon Kobashigawa, MD, of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is an expert in heart transplantation, heart failure, and other complex cardiac conditions. Kobashigawa was instrumental in expanding the Comprehensive Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai , one of the largest transplant programs in the world. “Dr.

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New X-ray Imaging Technique Helps Early Identification of Heart Disease Risk

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tim.hodson Wed, 11/13/2024 - 14:27 Nov. 13, 2024 – A recent study has demonstrated the value of the single-exposure dual-energy X-ray detector in advancing cardiovascular risk assessment. Its optimized radiation use also allows for lateral imaging, making it easier to see behind the heart.

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Abstract 4146823: Trends and Outcomes in Heart Failure Admissions and Cardiogenic Shock Among Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

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Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4146823-A4146823, November 12, 2024. Heart transplant rates were low but increased slightly in 2020 for patients without CHD, with DV and SV CHD patients showing fluctuating rates peaking in 2018 and 2019, then declining in 2020. Patients without CHD were older (mean age 71.5

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Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center and NYU Langone Health Expand Partnership to Include Adult Congenital Heart Disease

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New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center and New York-based NYU Langone Health, both nationally recognized cardiovascular programs, have announced that they are expanding their partnership to provide patients improved access to adult congenital heart disease services and the specialist directed care.

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Abstract 4113494: Gut Microbiota Modulation by Immunosuppression and Cardiac Cell Therapy in a Nonhuman Primate Ischemia/Reperfusion Model of Cardiac Regeneration

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4113494-A4113494, November 12, 2024. End-stage ischemic heart disease necessitates heart transplantation, and emerging cell therapy presents a promising solution to address donor scarcity.

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Abstract 4146466: Targeting Gut Microbiota-Derived Kynurenine to Predict and Protect the Remodeling of the Pressure Overloaded Young Heart

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4146466-A4146466, November 12, 2024. Background:Without timely intervention, pressure-overloading left ventricular (poLV) remodeling may become progressive and readily degenerate into heart failure.

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Black Families at Increased Risk of Inherited Heart Condition That Can Cause Heart Failure at a Young Age

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The inherited heart condition often goes undiagnosed until it advances to heart failure, which is why it’s important to identify those at risk and begin treatment early. heart failure/heart transplant programs that contributed to the study. It’s important that we get those screenings done and take it seriously.