Pulmonology

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant

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How do you approach the use of benzodiazepines in patients with chronic medical illnesses that may be susceptible to respiratory compromise (e.g., CHF, COPD, ILD)?

Should you work to wean patients of benzodiazepines? Is your approach different for patients who have been on benzodiazepines for years? What would yo...

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How soon would you repeat PET/CT in a patient with cardiac sarcoid after starting treatment with infliximab?

Pre-treatment troponin was mildly elevated, while ILR2 receptor, ACE, CRP, ESR were normal.

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How do you manage patients with central sleep apnea due to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?

Are there specific scenarios in which you employ BPAP with a back up rate?

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What are your top takeaways from ISHLT 2024?

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What is your preferred mechanism for venting the left ventricle in patients on VA-ECMO?

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How do you risk stratify patients with different WHO groups of pulmonary hypertension prior to non-cardiac surgeries?

And who would you not recommend to undergo surgeries?

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Journal of the American Heart Association, 2024 Jan 19

Impella Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Observational Study.

Perfusion, 2021 Jul 28

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with concomitant Impella versus concomitant intra-aortic-balloon-pump for cardiogenic shock.

Current problems in cardiology, 2022 Sep 26

Impella Versus Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) for Cardiogenic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Circulation, 2023 Mar 16

Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Noncardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

The European respiratory journal, 2023 Feb 09

Effect of adaptive servo-ventilation for central sleep apnoea in systolic heart failure on muscle sympathetic nerve activity: a SERVE-HF randomised ancillary study.

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2017 Nov 15

Distinct Patterns of Hyperpnea During Cheyne-Stokes Respiration: Implication for Cardiac Function in Patients With Heart Failure.

Transplantation, 2024 Mar 28

Comparing Plasma Donor-derived Cell-free DNA to Gene Expression in Endomyocardial Biopsies in the Trifecta-Heart Study.

Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2023 Oct 30

Absolute Quantification of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Pediatric and Adult Patients After Heart Transplantation: A Prospective Study.

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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant

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