JHLT: The Podcast

Returning for a second study this month, the JHLT Digital Media Editors invite first author Charlotte Van Edom to discuss the paper, " Apixaban plasma levels in patients with HeartMate 3 support ." As a cardiologist in training and a PhD candidate at the University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, Van Edom's work focuses on hemocompatibility and mechanical circulatory support, covering both short-term...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite author Ioana Preston, MD , to discuss the paper, " Efficacy and safety of sotatercept across ranges of cardiac index in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A pooled analysis of PULSAR and STELLAR ."   Dr. Preston is the director of the pulmonary hypertension center at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington,...

Returning for a second study this month, the JHLT Digital Media Editors conduct an internal discussion on the paper, " Safety and efficacy of riociguat in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiometabolic comorbidities: Data from interventional clinical trials ."   The episode explores: The aging PAH population and the new comorbidities that must be considered in research How the s...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite lead author Jan Van Slambrouck, MD , to discuss the paper, " The effect of rewarming ischemia on tissue transcriptome and metabolome signatures: A clinical observational study in lung transplantation ."   Dr. Van Slambrouck is a general surgeon who's just finished his PhD training at the KU Leuven lab of respiratory disease and...

Returning for a second study this month, the JHLT Digital Media Editors invite lead author Oliver J.F. Weiner , to discuss the paper, " Sympathetic reinnervation in cardiac transplant recipients: Prevalence, time course, and association with long-term survival ." Dr. Weiner is currently an out of training registrar at Monash Health in Melbourne, Australia, but will soon return to his home of the U...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite lead author Jonathan E. Williams, MD , to discuss the paper, " Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion: National Trends and Post-Transplant Outcomes ." Dr. Williams is a general surgery resident at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, with work focusing on contemporary lung preservation strategies, perfusion techniques, and particularly, EV...

JHLT: The Podcast returns with a year-end recap of 2024. Each Digital Media Editor shares one of their favorite studies from JHLT in 2024 for a quick recap of last year's excellent science in advanced heart and lung disease. Studies featured: ·          Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of acute rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant Kikano, Sandra et al. JH...

Happy new year from JHLT: The Podcast ! On this episode, the Digital Media Editors are joined by ISHLT Director of Marketing + Communications Jess Burke, CAE , to share a little bit about themselves and their backgrounds. Hear about how each of the JHLT Digital Media Editors got involved in transplantation and a little about each of their research and personal interests. For the latest studies fro...

On the second December episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore another paper from the December issue of JHLT , entitled " Long-term follow-up of the randomized, prospective Scandinavian heart transplant everolimus de novo study with early calcineurin inhibitors avoidance (SCHEDULE) trial ." First author Entela Bollano, MD, PhD, and senior author Niklas Bergh, MD, PhD , both...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite lead author Chung-Wai Chow, MD, PhD, FRCPC , to discuss the paper, " Pollution exposure in the first 3 months post transplant is associated with lower baseline FEV1 and higher CLAD risk ." Dr. Chow is a transplant pulmonologist and clinician scientist at the University of Toronto, with work focusing on investigating air polluti...

On the second November episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors continue MCS-month with a paper from the November issue of JHLT, entitled " Aortic insufficiency in the patient on contemporary durable left ventricular assist device support: A state-of-the-art review on perioperative and postoperative assessment and management . "  First author Diyar Saeed, MD, PhD , of the Heart Cent...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors have three expert guests to discuss their paper, " Pragmatic approach to temporary mechanical circulatory support in acute right ventricular failure ." You'll hear from first author Anthony Carnicelli, MD , from the Medical University of South Carolina; Alexander Bernhardt, MD , from the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf; and seni...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast , the Digital Media Editors discuss a paper from the October issue of JHLT, entitled "Donor to recipient age matching in lung transplantation: A European experience." Senior author Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD joins the podcast to discuss the paper. You'll hear about: European practices in lung transplantation and the donor population Main findings and takeaways Ho...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors discuss a new guidelines document from the ISHLT entitled " The 2024 ISHLT Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates. " The lead co-authors of the document— Yael Peled, MD , and Anique Ducharme, MD, MSc —are on the podcast to discuss the document. You'll hear about: Challenges in drafting such an overarch...

This month, JHLT: The Podcast reissues our September 2023 tribute to former Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Daniel R. Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein stepped down from his role for health reasons in July 2023; he had been diagnosed with an advanced salivary gland malignancy and felt he would be unable to continue serving JHLT and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) to his characteri...

In this special episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors connect with Joseph Rogers, MD , the new Editor-in-Chief of JHLT . In the conversation, Dr. Rogers shares more about his vision for the Journal , how he plans to tackle the challenges and opportunities facing the publication, and a little about his life both inside and outside of medicine. In addition to being the new Editor-i...

On the second August episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors discuss a paper from the August issue of JHLT, entitled "A modular simulation framework for organ allocation."The episode is hosted by Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, FCCP , a transplant pulmonologist from the University of Washington.   The guests for this episode are first author Johnie Rose, MD, PhD , of the Cent...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors discuss a brand new consensus document from the ISHLT entitled "Strategies to Prevent Hemocompatibility Related Adverse Events in Patients with a Durable, Continuous-Flow Ventricular Assist Device." The episode is hosted by Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, FCCP , a transplant pulmonologist from the University of Washington....

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the July issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD , a transplant cardiologist from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, hosts this episode.   First, Dr. Tam and Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, FCCP , interview their first guest, Daniel Calabrese...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the June issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD , a transplant cardiologist from Massachusetts General Hospital, hosts this episode.   First, Dr. Ton and Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD , interview their first guests, first author Matthew Carey, M...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the May issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD , a cardiothoracic surgeon from Freiburg, Germany, hosts this episode.   First, Dr. Schibilsky and Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD , interview their first guest, Helen A. Hannan , the podcast's...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the April issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD , a transplant pulmonologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, hosts this episode.   First, Dr. Lease and Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD interview their first guests, Paul J. Scheel III...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the March issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD , an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, hosts this episode.   First, Dr. Tam and Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD interview their first gue...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the February issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation . Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD , a transplant cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, hosts this episode.   First, Dr. Ton and Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD interview their first guest, David Jenkins, FRCS(Cth) , o...

Welcome to 2024! The JHLT Digital Media Editors kick off the new year with a look back at the best of the best from 2023 – specifically, a few of the guidelines and consensus statements from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation that appeared in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation this past year.   Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD , a cardiothoracic surgeo...