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Qazi Corner, Edition 7: ERCP Timing, GLP-1 RA Considerations, Seronegative Villous Atrophy

HCPLive

The third quarterly issue of 2024 reviews early versus late ERCP outcomes post-transplant, the impact of GLP-1RA use on endoscopic management, and the differential diagnosis of seronegative villous atrophy.

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Paragonix SherpaPak Recognized for Maximizing Access to the Donor Pool in New Clinical Study

DAIC

In organ transplantation, an extended criteria donor is defined as having perceived risk factors linked to poor subsequent outcomes, for example, those with age >55 or ischemic times exceeding 4 hours, which sometimes leads to rejection of the donor organ. utilizing the Paragonix SherpaPak CTS (p=0.022).

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3-Year Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes and Strategy After Heart Transplant Allocation Score Change

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 6 July 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Jacob Agronin, Meredith Brown, Hannah Calvelli, Huaqing Zhao, Val Rakita, Yoshiya Toyoda, Mohammed Abul Kashem

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RELIEVE-HF: Interatrial shunt in patients with heart failure

Cardiology Update

The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality, left ventricular assist device (LVAD)/heart transplantation, HF hospitalizations, worsening HF, and KCCQ score changes. Among patients with HFpEF, those who received the shunt experienced poor outcomes than those who did not. Learn more about the highlights from ACC 2024.

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Smidt Heart Institute Experts Selected to Join JACC Editorial Team

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Photo by Cedars-Sinai milla1cf Mon, 06/24/2024 - 20:17 June 24, 2024 — Aakriti Gupta, MD , and Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD , cardiologists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai , have been selected to join the senior editorial team of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), effective July 1.

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Ochsner Children’s Hospital Advocates to Close the Gap in Pediatric Heart Care

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Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:10 February 21, 2024 — Ochsner Children's Hospital , ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, is raising awareness of the need for more pediatric-specific heart devices. Yet, research and innovation in this field has not kept pace.

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Using Stem Cell-derived Heart Muscle Cells to Advance Heart Regenerative Therapy

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Image courtesy of Hideki Kobayashi from Shinshu University milla1cf Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:53 April 30, 2024 — Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is reportedly high.