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Cedars-Sinai Cardiologist Leads the American Society of Transplantation

DAIC

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 will also represent the American Society of Transplantation in discussions with government agencies and policymakers about organ transplant legislation. “Dr.

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Tech News: An Overview of Novel Technologies in Cardiac Transplantation

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

News Tech News: An Overview of Novel Technologies in Cardiac Transplantation KCummings Wed, 07/24/2024 - 09:29 3 min read

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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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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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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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Detection of Coronary Artery Disease with Coronary CTA and Stress Testing in Liver Transplant Candidates

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 27 August 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Rishabh Tandon, Dzhalal Agakishiev, Rebecca L. Freese, Julie Thompson, Prabhjot S.

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Myocardial Work by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Heart Transplant Recipients: Association between Global Work Efficiency and Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 23 July 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Giulio Cacioli, Michele Ciabatti, Ernesto Cristiano, Claudia Notari, Ilaria Papisca, Giada Distefano, Giovanni Menafra, Paola Lilla Della Monica, Mariano Antonio Feccia, Amedeo Pergolini, Viviana Maestrini, Fabio Sbaraglia, Federico Ranocchi, Francesco (..)