April 2020

Board of Directors
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Scientific Program Committee
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Abstract Reviewers
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About ISHLT
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Abstracts

Worldwide First Successful and Reproducable Long-Term Survival up to Half a Year: Completed Preclinical Study with Life-Supporting Orthotopic Pig-to-Baboon Cardiac Xenotransplantation (oXHTx) Fullfilling the ISHLT Prerequisite for Clinical Cardiac Xenotransplantation
• P. Brenner,
• B. Reichart,
• M. Laengin,
• ...
• C. Hagl,
• S. Steen,
• J. Abicht
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A European Multi‐Center, Randomized, Double‐Blind Trial of Pirfenidone in Bronchiolitis‐Obliterans‐Syndrome Grade 1‐3 in Lung Transplant Recipients (European Trial of Pirfenidone in BOS (EPOS))
• M. Perch,
• V. Besa,
• P.A. Corris,
• ...
• E. Verschuuren,
• R. Vos,
• J. Gottlieb
Published in issue: April 2020
S12

The Fontan VAD Physiology Project (FVPP)
• A.M. Cedars,
• K. Schumacher,
• S. Kindel,
• ...
• K.E. Simpson,
• R. Davies,
• S. Auerbach
Published in issue: April 2020
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Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension Using Electrocardiography
• J. Kwon,
• K. Kim
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Impact of Preoperative Mechanical Support Following Heart Transplant
• A.M. Ganapathi,
• B.A. Whitson,
• B. Lampert,
• ...
• P.H. Lee,
• S. Emani,
• N.A. Mokadam
Published in issue: April 2020
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VA-ECMO as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation: Quantification of Mortality Trends over the Last Decade
• T.C. Hanff,
• M.O. Harhay,
• S.E. Kimmel,
• ...
• R.C. McLean,
• L.R. Goldberg,
• E.Y. Birati
Published in issue: April 2020
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Five Years Experience of Peripheral Veno-Arterial ECMO as Method of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Heart Transplant Candidates
• V.N. Poptsov,
• E.A. Spirina,
• A.A. Dogonascheva
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Double Bridge May Result Similar 3-year Outcome after Heart Transplantation
• Y. Chen,
• N. Chi,
• C. Wang,
• H. Yu,
• N. Chou,
• H. Chou
Published in issue: April 2020
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Risk of Renal Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation in Patients Bridged with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
• A. Tibrewala,
• K.K. Khush,
• W. Cherikh,
• ...
• D.T. Pham,
• J. Stehlik,
• J.D. Rich
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HeartMate 3 Compared to Heart Transplant Outcomes in England
• S. Lim,
• S. Shaw,
• R. Venkateswaran,
• Y. Abu-Omar,
• S.J. Pettit,
• C.D. Chue
Published in issue: April 2020
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De-Novo Human Leukocyte Antigen Allosensitization on HeartMate 3 versus HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
• R. Jain,
• M. Habal,
• S. Restaino,
• ...
• M. Farr,
• N. Uriel,
• V.K. Topkara
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Results from the REPAIR Study Final Analysis: Effects of Macitentan on Right Ventricular (RV) Remodelling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
• A. Vonk Noordegraaf,
• R. Channick,
• E. Cottreel,
• ...
• A. Torbicki,
• S. Rosenkranz,
• N. Galiè
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S16-S17
Targeted Immune and Growth Factor Proteomics of Right Heart Adaptation to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Reveals a Potential Role of the Hepatic Growth Factor
• M. Amsallem,
• A.J. Sweatt,
• J. Arthur Ataam,
• ...
• E. Fadel,
• F. Haddad,
• R. Zamanian
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INSPIRE: Final Results from a Phase 3, Open-Label, Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of LIQ861 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• N.S. Hill,
• J.P. Feldman,
• S. Sahay,
• ...
• R.F. Roscigno,
• T.A. Vaughn,
• T.M. Bull
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The Relationship between Pulmonary Artery Pulse Pressure and Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure during Exercise in Health and in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension
• R.F. Bentley,
• M. Barker,
• S. Esfandiari,
• ...
• F.H. Valle,
• J.T. Granton,
• S. Mak
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Validation of REVEAL Risk Score Calculator 2.0 in Patients with PAH in the Phase III PATENT Study
• R.L. Benza,
• H.W. Farber,
• A.E. Frost,
• ...
• S. Nikkho,
• C. Meier,
• M.M. Hoeper
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Patients with Methamphetamine-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Have Less Favorable Hemodynamics Than Other Patients with Group 1 PAH
• E. Vasti,
• A. Papolos,
• N.A. Kolaitis,
• J. Mayfield,
• G.H. Tison,
• T. De Marco
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Right Atrial Pacing to Improve Acute Hemodynamics in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• J.S. Khural,
• B.A. Houston,
• P.J. Leary,
• ...
• D.A. Kass,
• S. Hsu,
• R.J. Tedford
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First Reported Treatment Failure in a Recipient of a Hepatitis C Viremic Heart Transplant
• J.P. Adlam,
• K. Morris,
• C.T. Salerno,
• M.N. Walsh,
• M. Bochan,
• A. Ravichandran
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Viremic Hepatitis B Donors: A Case of Why It's Time to Further Expand the Donor Pool for Thoracic Transplant
• E.M. Eichenberger,
• G.R. Vece,
• S. Kakoullis,
• J.M. Steinbrink,
• J.M. Reynolds,
• C.R. Wolfe
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Successful Combined Heart-Lung Transplant from a Donation after Circulatory Determined Death (DCD) Donor
• S. Messer,
• A. Page,
• P. Kaul,
• ...
• P. Jasvir,
• S. Large,
• P. Catarino
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Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies of Outflow Graft Obstruction in the Fully Magnetically Levitated Continuous-Flow Centrifugal Left Ventricular Assist Device - A Multicenter Case Series
• L. Wert,
• F. Kaufmann,
• N. Solowjowa,
• ...
• V. Falk,
• E.V. Potapov,
• J. Mulzer
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Eating Cheerios on ECMO: The Use of VA ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplant in an Infant
• D.S.Moreno McNeill,
• R.D. Coleman,
• E. Melicoff,
• S. Das,
• C.A. Chartan,
• E.D. McKenzie
Published in issue: April 2020
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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in the Setting of Complex Structural Heart Disease
• A. Vishnevsky,
• P. Pirlamarla,
• H.T. Massey,
• ...
• J.C. Entwistle,
• R.J. Alvarez,
• N.J. Ruggiero
Published in issue: April 2020
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Gene Expression Differences between DCD and DBD Lungs are Mitigated by Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP)
• J.D. Allen,
• A.T. Sage,
• G.W. Wilson,
• ...
• M. Liu,
• S. Keshavjee,
• J.C. Yeung
Published in issue: April 2020
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Rapid Activation of Pro-Lymphangiogenic Phenotype and Consequent Increase of Lymphatic Density Occurs during the Development of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
• H. Liu,
• K. Zistler,
• A. Jeridi,
• ...
• A. Yildirim,
• S. Michel,
• A. Dashkevich
Published in issue: April 2020
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Single-Cell RNA-seq of Human Cardiomyocytes Revealed DNA Damage Response as a Novel Predictor for Therapeutic Prognosis in Heart Failure Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• T. Ko,
• M. Hatano,
• I. Komuro
Published in issue: April 2020
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De Novo Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA of iPSCs Produce Immunogenic Neoepitopes in Humans
• A. Gravina,
• T. Deuse,
• X. Hu,
• ...
• H. Valantine,
• I. Weissman,
• S. Schrepfer
Published in issue: April 2020
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Uncovering Salient Cellular Heterogeneity in Human Lung Transplantation Using Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
• S. Moshkelgosha,
• A. Duong,
• G. Berra,
• ...
• S. MacParland,
• T. Martinu,
• S. Juvet
Published in issue: April 2020
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New Approach to the Treatment of Patients in Intermac 1 or 2 Biventricular Failure and on ECMO with the Syncardia Temporary Total Artificial Heart
• M. Carrier,
• E.R. Skipper,
• J.D. Moriguchi,
• ...
• K. Shaw,
• A. Anyanwu,
• P. Noly
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Total Artificial Heart versus Bi-Ventricular Assist Device: Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Survival and Systematic Review
• M. Carrier,
• W.Ben Ali,
• A. Ducharme,
• Y. Lamarche
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HeartMate 3 as Total Artificial Heart for the Treatment of Biventricular Heart Failure as Bridge to Transplantation
• J.S. Hanke,
• G. Dogan,
• S. Mariani,
• ...
• R. Tarazi,
• A. Haverich,
• J.D. Schmitto
Published in issue: April 2020
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Portable Pneumatic Driver [Freedom™ Driver] System Use for Complete Circulatory Support Allows for Discharge Home in Total Artificial Hearts: The Pivotal United States Experience
• R.M. Cholyway,
• K. Shah,
• D.G. Tang,
• M. Quader,
• V. Kasirajan
Published in issue: April 2020
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Upfront RVAD Strategy and Early Clinical Outcomes in LVAD Patients
• L. Braghieri,
• G.M. Mondellini,
• A. Javaid,
• ...
• K. Takeda,
• P.C. Colombo,
• M. Yuzefpolskaya
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Survival and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing RVAD Explant in IMACS
• A. Patel,
• G. Grafton,
• C. Tita,
• ...
• C.T. Williams,
• H.W. Nemeh,
• J.A. Cowger
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Ambulatory RVAD Using Dual Lumen Cannula-Single Center Experience
• A. Bansal,
• F. Akhtar,
• R. Patel
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Impact of Heart Failure Drug Therapy on GI Bleeding Rates in LVAD Recipients: An INTERMACS Analysis
• D.L. Jennings,
• L. Truby,
• J. Fried,
• ...
• Y. Naka,
• N. Uriel,
• V.K. Topkara
Published in issue: April 2020
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The Unique Impact of Blood Type O on Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Left Ventricular Assist Systems
• J.L. Vieira,
• M. Pfeffer,
• B. Claggett,
• ...
• L. Coakley,
• H.R. Mallidi,
• M.R. Mehra
Published in issue: April 2020
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Dysregulation of the Angiopoietin-2/Tie-2 Axis is Associated with Reduced Pulsatility and Increased Arteriovenous Malformation Related Gastrointestinal Bleeding Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
• J. Newman,
• Z. Hussain,
• F. Hussain,
• ...
• M. Liebo,
• J. Walenga,
• E. Raichlin
Published in issue: April 2020
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Digoxin Treatment Reverses Angiogenic Switch during HeartMate 3 Support and is Associated with Decrease Risk for Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• S. Vukelic,
• N. Sibinga,
• P. Vlismas,
• ...
• S. Patel,
• D. Goldstein,
• U.P. Jorde
Published in issue: April 2020
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Association of Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on LVAD Support and Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Multi-Center Analysis
• J.N. Schultz,
• B. Trachtenberg,
• J. Estep,
• ...
• F. Kamdar,
• R. John,
• R. Cogswell
Published in issue: April 2020
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Association between Digoxin Use and Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Contemporary Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support
• A. El Rafei,
• B. Trachetenberg,
• R. John,
• ...
• R. Araujo,
• T. Thenappan,
• R. Cogswell
Published in issue: April 2020
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ACE Inhibitor Use is Associated with Reduction in Gastrointestinal Bleeding Events in CF-LVAD Patients
• L. Berube,
• K. Drezek,
• J. Camuso,
• ...
• M. Villavicencio-Theoduloz,
• D. D'Alessandro,
• E. Coglianese
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Role of Anti-Vimentin Antibodies in Pre-Sensitized Korean Heart Transplant Patients
• G. Oh,
• H. Lee,
• J. Oh,
• ...
• J. Kim,
• E. Jeon,
• S. Kang
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Pre-Formed Donor-Specific Antibodies Impact Long Term Survival of Heart Transplants
• W. Song,
• Q. Chen,
• C. Patel,
• ...
• J. Rogers,
• C. Holley,
• D. Chen
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The Natural History of Pre-Existing Donor Specific Antibody and Amnestic Responses after Heart Transplantation
• J. Patel,
• M. Kittleson,
• E. Kransdorf,
• ...
• M. Hamilton,
• F. Esmailian,
• J.A. Kobashigawa
Published in issue: April 2020
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