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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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Abstract 4144084: Enhanced External Counterpulsation as a Novel Treatment for Heart Transplant Candidates with Ischemic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4144084-A4144084, November 12, 2024. Despite being a heart transplantation candidate, she declined revascularization and sought alternative treatments for angina, dyspnea, and daily activity limitations.

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Partial heart transplantation: a new option for paediatric heart valve replacement

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 23 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-00991-6 Heart valve replacement in newborn babies remains an unsolved problem because currently used heart valve implants do not grow. This lack of implant growth mandates serial re-operations until adult-size valve implants can be fitted.

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Revolutionary Genomic Study Sheds Light on Immune Microenvironment in Transplanted Pediatric Hearts

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Pictured Left to Right: Members and students of the McGill Gene Editing Laboratory at The Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas: Fansen Meng, PhD, Xiao Li, PhD, James Martin, MD, PhD, Rich Li, PhD (back), Maggie Lim (undergraduate student at Rice University front), Yuka Morikawa, PhD, Ann Bromley.

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Partial Heart Transplantation

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 17 , Page 1313-1314, October 22, 2024.

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Abstract 4146828: Downregulation of ADAR1 Attenuates Hypothermic Cardioprotection in Aged Donor Hearts During Transplantation

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4146828-A4146828, November 12, 2024. Heart transplantation remains a vital treatment for end-stage heart failure, yet the scarcity of suitable donor hearts makes the treatment unavailable to many patients in critical need.

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Landmark Study Shows CareDx’s HeartCare Outperforms dd-cfDNA Alone in Identifying Rejection and Patients Experienced Excellent Outcomes with Fewer Biopsies

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By the end of the study cardiologists performed 10% fewer biopsies in the first year post-transplant and 40% fewer in the second year post-transplant despite an increase in follow-up biopsy rates for dual positives. Hanna , CareDx President and CEO.