(W/ permission) our incredibly thoughtful VAD patient & her family delivered a true feast to our team yesterday. Done bc she is SO grateful for how far she has come w life on the VAD. This is why we do what we do- empower patients to live fully again! Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London) Michael Givertz
Find a job that makes you feel “relaxed” 😁 #BWH Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London) Michael Givertz ❤️ our work and our team! #LVAD #HeartTransplant #MCS
Team pics from day 2 @ #ISHLT2024 How great is it that our Brigham crew is composed of clinicians from advanced heart failure, infectious dis, hematology, & even surgery (that’s our honorary BWH surgeon Ivan Netuka 😁) MultiD @ its finest Michael Givertz Ann Woolley Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London)
My first year @ #THT2024 and I couldn’t be more proud to learn amongst my colleagues & mentors, and of course listen to fantastic discussion re: the relevance of LVAD therapy -let us not “forget” about this valuable support Francesco Castagna Michael Givertz Maya H. Barghash, MD Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London)
Great to work with William H. Sauer, MD and the rest of our team in the Cardiac Sarcoidosis Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Usha Tedrow Akshay Desai Michael Givertz Garrick Stewart Neal Lakdawala Marcelo Di Carli Ron Blankstein Leah A. John, MD
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Nisha Gilotra Journal of Cardiac Failure HFSA Ronald Witteles ChonyAlbert MD Great to see the standing room only crowd! Akshay Desai Michael Givertz Usha Tedrow William H. Sauer, MD Marcelo Di Carli Ron Blankstein Garrick Stewart Neal Lakdawala
Attn: #HFSA2023 attendees!
As you build your Saturday schedule, pls ✅ out these informal research chats in the Exhibit Hall:
8-9am: HFRN
1-2pm: AI in HF research
5-6pm: PROs in HF
Come over & chat w/ thought leaders!
Michael Givertz Mitchell Psotka Larisa Tereshchenko, MD, PhD Julie T Bidwell
Proud to work with such a tremendous group of leaders on the HFSA Board of Directors HFSA James Fang Michael Givertz orlyvardeny Nancy Sweitzer MDPhD Colleen McIlvennan John R Teerlink, MD Michelle Kittleson MD PhD
Thank you all who attended our AI in HF research session - we received a ton of questions. Thank you, W. H. Wilson Tang, MD, for sharing your wisdom! #HFSA2023 Quin Denfeld, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FHFSA Michael Givertz HFSA
Travelled from Boston to Philly to see my outstanding Brigham and Women's Hospital colleague Michael Givertz
Roll call! 👋 If you’re joining the #HFResearchFDN Twitter chat, drop a tweet and introduce yourself! We’re excited to have John R Teerlink, MD Michael Givertz & John Barnes joining us today. 😃
⏳2 Weeks⏳ left to apply for the #CircHF Short Course on Scientific Writing!
📌Apply here: forms.office.com/r/gR9LdPjjm1
#AHAJournals AHA Science Nancy Sweitzer MDPhD James Fang orlyvardeny Jane Wilcox, MD, MSc Greg Lewis Michael Givertz Greenberg Lab Monica Colvin MD MS Enrico Ammirati
Hear from John R Teerlink, MD Michael Givertz @JohnBar2795761 TOMORROW during our Twitter Chat! Join in on the conversation at 4 PM EST and learn more about the Heart Failure Research Foundation and how you can make an impact.
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Proud to be a part of Brigham and Women's Hospital heart transplant program with amazing colleagues and thankful to our patients Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London) Michael Givertz Neal Lakdawala Jon Cunningham Charlotte Andersson, MD PhD Nasrien E. Ibrahim MD, MPH Aki Itoh Jeong Hwan Kim Haider Warraich and others #transplant #heartfailure
Always thankful for our donors & patients, proud to be a part of team with wonderful colleagues Michael Givertz Akshay Desai Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London) Aki Itoh @hrmallidi Neal Lakdawala Haider Warraich Jon Cunningham Jeong Hwan Kim Erin Lyons Matiello Aditi Nayak Charlotte Andersson, MD PhD Jacinthe Boulet, MDCM, MPH
From our multicenter experience:
1. ECMO bridged patients are sicker than non-bridged IMACS 1 and have worse but acceptable 1yr survival (75% w/ HM3) (should ECMO be IMACS 0?)
2. HM3 recipients had improved survival
Mike Genuardi, MD Michael Givertz
Akram Zaaqoq Katelyn Sylvester
Pinak Shah, MD Brian Bergmark David Berg Muthu Vaduganathan Nicholas Marston Usha Tedrow William H. Sauer, MD Jorge E. Romero, MD, FACC, FHRS Robert Giugliano Erin Bohula Michael Givertz Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London) Anam Waheed, MD Neal Lakdawala Sanjay Divakaran Brigham & Women's CV Fellows Brittany Weber Sarah Cuddy Rhanderson Cardoso Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Imaging Program MGH Cardiology Fellows Mass General Imaging Diana López, MD Vasvi Singh Gary Peng Arash Nargesi Avinainder Singh, MD, MMSc Tracy TM, MD, MPH Carole Kounga Rahul Aggarwal Arthur shiyovich Jonathan Aun, DO, FACC, FACP Esra Gucuk Monika Nukala, MD Tiago Lins de Carvalho Raya Mannan Brian Lilleness Ardel Romero @MuzzamalHabibMD Maxwell Coll, MD Amanda Garfinkel, MD Camila Veronica S. Freire, MD 𝐄dwin M🫀
Analysis using #OPTN /UNOS data finds that the use of COVID+ donors for heart transplantation is uncommon but increasing over time with similar post-transplant outcomes to those using COVID- donors @ersied727 Kiran Khush Anu Lala-Trindade Michael Givertz
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the KVAD study available on-line! great teamwork with Katelyn Sylvester Brigham and Women’s (BWH) Pharmacy Department Brigham and Women’s Hematology Michael Givertz Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (London) Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Life Science Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assessment of temporary warfarin reversal in patients with left ventri... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…