April 2022

Board of Directors
Published in issue: April 2022
S1

Scientific Program Committee
Published in issue: April 2022
S2

Abstract Reviewers
Published in issue: April 2022
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About ISHLT
Published in issue: April 2022
S9-S10

Abstracts

Impact of Sex on Outcome After Pulmonary Endarterectomy (PEA) for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
• J.C. Chan,
• H. Man,
• U.M. Asghar,
• ...
• L. Wu,
• J. Granton,
• M. de Perrot
Published in issue: April 2022
S11

Using Machine Learning to Develop a Contemporary Primary Graft Dysfunction Prediction Model: The International Consortium on PGD
• Y. Moayedi,
• F. Foroutan,
• L.K. Truby,
• ...
• S.A. Hall,
• K.K. Khush,
• H.J. Ross
Published in issue: April 2022
S11-S12

Evaluation of 10°C as the Optimal Storage Temperature for Injured Donor Lungs in a Large Animal Transplant Model
• E. Abdelnour-Berchtold,
• A. Ali,
• A. Wang,
• ...
• A. Andreazza,
• S. Keshavjee,
• M. Cypel
Published in issue: April 2022
S12
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Supported with Impella Percutaneous VAD Device at Pediatric Institutions: Action Collaborative Experience
• S.C. Tume,
• S. Shugh,
• M. Gillespie,
• ...
• A. Qureshi,
• I. Adachi,
• B. Morray
Published in issue: April 2022
S12-S13
The Impact of Evolocumab in Cardiac Transplant Patients with Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy
• D. Stoller,
• R. Zolty,
• A. Burdorf,
• ...
• G. Gajanan,
• S. Malik,
• B. Lowes
Published in issue: April 2022
S13

cfDNA Levels in Ex Vivo Lung Perfusate Are Associated with the Prognosis of Donor Lungs
• H. Yamamoto,
• A.T. Sage,
• G.W. Wilson,
• ...
• Z. Anwar,
• S. Keshavjee,
• J.C. Yeung
Published in issue: April 2022
S13
Standardized Radiographic Evaluation of Human Donor Lungs During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Predicts Lung Injury and Lung Transplant Outcomes
• B.T. Chao,
• M.C. McInnis,
• A.T. Sage,
• ...
• M. Liu,
• B. Wang,
• S. Keshavjee
Published in issue: April 2022
S13-S14

Real-Time Lung Weight Measurement to Assess Pulmonary Function During Cellular Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
• R. Kosaka,
• D. Sakota,
• H. Niikawa,
• ...
• I. Sakanoue,
• K.R. McCurry,
• T. Okamoto
Published in issue: April 2022
S14

Pulmonary Dead Space Fraction: A Predictive Factor for Transplant Suitability in Clinical Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
• I. Sakanoue,
• T. Okamoto,
• K.S. Ayyat,
• ...
• U. Ahmad,
• M.M. Budev,
• K.R. McCurry
Published in issue: April 2022
S14

Donor Airway Bile Acid as a Biomarker of Aspiration and Predictor of Post Lung Transplant Outcomes
• R. Ramendra,
• A.T. Sage,
• X. Zhou,
• ...
• M. Cypel,
• S. Keshavjee,
• T. Martinu
Published in issue: April 2022
S14-S15
InsighTx: A Machine-Learning Model That Accurately Predicts Transplant Outcomes During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
• A.T. Sage,
• A.A. Shamandy,
• S.H. Mousavi,
• ...
• M. Cypel,
• B. Wang,
• S. Keshavjee
Published in issue: April 2022
S15

Effects of the New Heart Allocation System on Choice of Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Transplant
• S.S. Li,
• M. Funamoto,
• S. Wolfe,
• ...
• P. Moonsamy,
• E. Michel,
• D.A. D'Alessandro
Published in issue: April 2022
S15

Time to Reconsider Bridging Older Children on Outpatient Inotrope in an Era of Outpatient VADs
• A.M. Guzman-Gomez,
• A. Dani,
• J.W. Greenberg,
• ...
• K. Boucek,
• F. Zafar,
• D.L. Morales
Published in issue: April 2022
S16

Patients Receiving Durable LVADs at Centers without Transplant Are Less Likely to Undergo Transplant: An Analysis of the STS Intermacs Database
• T. Cascino,
• M. Pienta,
• J.S. Stewart,
• ...
• K.D. Aaronson,
• F.D. Pagani,
• D. Likosky
Published in issue: April 2022
S16-S17

Ventricular Assist Devices Are a Viable Method to Support Patients to Multi-Organ Transplant
• J.B. Edelson,
• A. Goldstone,
• X. Zhang,
• ...
• C. Wittlieb-Weber,
• K.Y. Lin,
• K. Maeda
Published in issue: April 2022
S17

The Sarcopenia Index Correlates with Computed Tomography Quantified Muscle Measures in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure
• Z. Jedeon,
• A. Agdamag,
• A. El Rafei,
• ...
• C. Martin,
• M. Klajda,
• R. Cogswell
Published in issue: April 2022
S17-S18

Predicting Survival of End Stage Heart Failure Patients Receiving HeartMate-3 LVAD with Machine Learning. An STS-INTERMACS Analysis
• R. Loyaga-Rendon,
• D. Acharya,
• M. Jani,
• ...
• N. Manandhar-Shrestha,
• S. Jovinge,
• M. Leacche
Published in issue: April 2022
S18

Immune Characterization of a Xenogeneic Cross Circulation System for Ex Vivo Human Lung Support
• W.K. Wu,
• M.T. Stier,
• J.W. Stokes,
• ...
• C.L. Lowe,
• C.M. Shaver,
• M. Bacchetta
Published in issue: April 2022
S18-S19
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy Regenerates Rejected Donor Lungs and Reduces Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Lung Transplantation
• D. Edstrom,
• A. Niroomand,
• H. Ghaidan,
• ...
• L. Pierre,
• F. Olm,
• S. Lindstedt
Published in issue: April 2022
S19

Anti-S100A8/A9 Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Ameliorates Lung Injury Induced by Lung Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
• K. Nakata,
• M. Okazaki,
• K. Miyoshi,
• S. Sugimoto,
• M. Sakaguchi,
• S. Toyooka
Published in issue: April 2022
S19
Characterization of B Cells in Lungs of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Patients by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
• A. Burman,
• A. Duong,
• S. Moshkelgosha,
• S.C. Juvet,
• T. Martinu
Published in issue: April 2022
S19-S20

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Identifies Unique Pulmonary Macrophage Subsets Associated with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
• A. Duong,
• S. Moshkelgosha,
• A.K. Wong,
• ...
• J. Yeung,
• S.C. Juvet,
• T. Martinu
Published in issue: April 2022
S20

Restrictive Allograft Syndrome Patients Have Higher Cell-Free DNA Assessed Allograft Injury Prior to Diagnosis
• A. Charya,
• I.L. Ponor,
• M. Jang,
• ...
• C.C. Marboe,
• S.D. Nathan,
• S. Agbor-Enoh
Published in issue: April 2022
S20-S21

Relationship Between Lactate Trend and Cardiac Power Output During Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion
• S. Dang Van,
• D. Brunet,
• A. Lopez,
• ...
• B. Decante,
• P. Deleuze,
• J. Guihaire
Published in issue: April 2022
S21

Myocardial Work Index Correlates with Cardiac Performance During Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion
• D. Brunet,
• S. Dang Van,
• M. Kloeckner,
• ...
• C. Lacerda,
• P. Deleuze,
• J. Guihaire
Published in issue: April 2022
S21-S22
Lactic Acid and Metabolic Analysis of Human Donor Hearts Preserved with Organ Care System
• P.N. Mohite,
• K. Umakumar,
• T. Khatun,
• ...
• U. Stock,
• A.R. Simon,
• N. Marczin
Published in issue: April 2022
S22

Metabolomic Profiling of Cardiac Allografts After Controlled Circulatory Death
• J. Guihaire,
• T. Hautbergue,
• S. Dang Van,
• ...
• P. Deleuze,
• O. Mercier,
• B. Colsch
Published in issue: April 2022
S22

Proteomic Profiling of Cold Storage Preservation Solution to Identify Signatures of Primary Graft Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation
• L.K. Truby,
• L.C. Kwee,
• M. Foster,
• ...
• C. Milano,
• C.L. Holley,
• S.H. Shah
Published in issue: April 2022
S22-S23

Transcriptional Changes of Left Ventricle Biopsy During Reperfusion Predict the Outcome of Heart Transplants
• J. Ristikankare,
• K. Dhaygude,
• R. Krebs,
• ...
• E. Holmström,
• S. Syrjälä,
• K. Lemström
Published in issue: April 2022
S23
Development and Validation of a Personalized Risk Score for Prediction of Patient-Specific Clinical Experiences with HeartMate 3 LVAD Implantation: An Analysis from the MOMENTUM 3 Trial Portfolio
• M.R. Mehra,
• A. Nayak,
• A. Morris,
• ...
• G. Heatley,
• J. Chuang,
• J.D. Estep
Published in issue: April 2022
S23-S24

Concomitant Valvular Procedures During LVAD Implantation and Outcomes: An Analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 Trial Portfolio
• R. John,
• M.K. Kanwar,
• J.C. Cleveland,
• ...
• G. Heatley,
• S.I. Somo,
• M.R. Mehra
Published in issue: April 2022
S24
A Multi-Center Evaluation of Outflow Graft Obstruction with a Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device
• L. Wert,
• G.C. Stewart,
• M.R. Mehra,
• ...
• J. Kempfert,
• V. Falk,
• E.V. Potapov
Published in issue: April 2022
S24-S25
The COMPETENCE Trial: Prospective Multi-Center Randomized Study for Evaluating the EVAHEART®2 Left Ventricular Assist System
• M. Slaughter,
• D. Meyer,
• A. Ravichandran,
• ...
• A. Shafii,
• R. Dhingra,
• J. Smith
Published in issue: April 2022
S25
Novel Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Early Right Heart Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
• K. Veen,
• X. Wang,
• O. Soliman,
• ...
• M.M. Mokhles,
• K. Caliskan,
• J.J. Takkenberg
Published in issue: April 2022
S25
The Use of Levosimendan in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation to Mitigate the Risk of Early Postoperative Right Heart Failure (Euro LEVO-LVAD Study): An Analysis of the EUROMACS Registry
• M. Abdelshafy,
• O. Soliman,
• K. Veen,
• ...
• L. Paluszkiewicz,
• P. Mohacsi,
• K. Caliskan
Published in issue: April 2022
S25-S26

Distinct Endothelial Cell Populations Characterize the Pulmonary Endarterectomy Specimen in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
• H. Man,
• Y.D. Zhao,
• U. Asghar,
• L. Wu,
• M. de Perrot
Published in issue: April 2022
S26
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
• D. Brunet,
• S. Dang Van,
• B. Masson,
• ...
• E. Fadel,
• O. Mercier,
• J. Guihaire
Published in issue: April 2022
S26-S27

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Results in Anatomically Operable CTEPH Patients
• J. Issard,
• X. Jais,
• C. Garcia-Alonso,
• ...
• M. Humbert,
• E. Fadel,
• P. Brenot
Published in issue: April 2022
S27
Pirfenidon Prevents Experimental Flow-Associated PAH by Suppression of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
• E. Mavrogiannis,
• Q.A. Hagdorn,
• V. Bazioti,
• ...
• S.U. Oberdorf-Maass,
• M. Westerterp,
• R.M. Berger
Published in issue: April 2022
S27
Impact of Initial Therapeutic Strategy on Long-Term Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Analysis of the PHSANZ Registry
• K. Kearney,
• M. Lavender,
• R. Cordina,
• ...
• A. Keogh,
• E. Kotlyar,
• E. Lau
Published in issue: April 2022
S27-S28

Clinical Utility of Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Pulmonary Hypertension
• S.W. Rose,
• A.A. Kelkar
Published in issue: April 2022
S28

Donor Metabolic Risk Score Predicts Graft-Related  Outcome After Heart Transplantation
• K.U. Dhaygude,
• T. Suominen,
• R. Krebs,
• ...
• S.O. Syrjälä,
• A.I. Nykänen,
• K.B. Lemström
Published in issue: April 2022
S28

Machine Learning Outperforms Existing Methods to Predict Post-Operative Mortality in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplantation with Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support
• B.L. Shou,
• J.W. Russel,
• C. Ong,
• ...
• A. Verma,
• P. Benharash,
• C. Choi
Published in issue: April 2022
S28-S29
Plasma Proteome of Brain-Dead Organ Donors as a Predictor of Graft-Related Outcomes After Heart Transplantation
• J. Lukac,
• K. Dhaygude,
• M. Saraswat,
• ...
• R. Renkonen,
• A.I. Nykänen,
• K.B. Lemström
Published in issue: April 2022
S29

An Objective Risk Score Predicts Waitlist Mortality with Higher Accuracy Than 6-Status Ranking at Listing
• K.M. Pelzer,
• K.A. Lazenby,
• N. Narang,
• M.M. Churpek,
• W.F. Parker
Published in issue: April 2022
S29-S30

Heart-Kidney Transplantation and Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors
• S. Zalawadiya,
• J. Lindenfeld,
• A. Shah,
• ...
• W. McMaster,
• D. Nguyen,
• K. Schlendorf
Published in issue: April 2022
S30