@cpasrij and I had the pleasure of hosting @BCM_CTSurgery fellow, Dr Lam Pham, @HopkinsCTSurg for a heart txp rotation. He finished the 3 week rotation doing 8 heart txps, 10 temp MCS cases and several aortic cases. Kudos to @LaurenBarronMD for connecting us.

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Last transplant of the academic year with a great team @HopkinsCTSurg.

Great things are happening at @HopkinsCTSurg @hopkinsheart @hopkinssurgery . Regina's grit and determination to enjoy life is one shining example. @KSharmaMD @APolancoMD @cpasrij @ngilotraMD @Js08Paul @stevenhsu_md https://t.co/TKdfWOJjey

Incredibly proud of The Johns Hopkins @hopkinsheart @HopkinsCTSurg Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant program for a record-breaking year! ⭐️ 65 heart transplants - with still 2 days to go – the highest # performed in a year @HopkinsMedicine ⭐️ > 90% 90-day survival and > 90%

Check out our approach @HopkinsMedicine @hopkinsheart @HopkinsCTSurg to LVAD outflow graft obstruction in a symptomatic destination therapy LVAD patient: https://t.co/CzLNSnODnd #LVAD #Heartmate3 #heartfailure

A weekend full of heart transplant education @HopkinsCTSurg. First of Chief year for @DevenPatelMD and first ever for our first year fellow @UzmaRahmanMD. Come learn HF surgery with us @HopkinsMedicine.

Sensitized patients with biventricular shock and VT have very few options. Recently, @cpasrij and I elected to use 2 HM3s or a HM6 as a TAH. Thanks to the entire @hopkinsheart HF group for continuing to support giving high risk patients options.

LAVA ECMO has been a great strategy to vent the left side, however stasis may still exist when there is no intrinsic pulsatility. Impella 5.5, while challenging to place in these situations, provides the best solution for LV venting. #ecmo #impella @Abiomed

@AkiItohMD @drraycleemd @ZainKhalpey @SuguruOhira how do you all deal with these patients with small or calcified axillaries?

Patients who need impella 5.5 support but have small axillary vessels or calcification present a challenge. Sternal sparing direct innominate access with a suprasternal incision is a great alternative. #impella #heartfailure @Abiomed

There seems to be a lot of interest online lately on annular enlargement. I thought I’d share a few thoughts ⬇️

Closing out the 2023-2024 academic year on a high! Incredibly proud of the @hopkinsheart Advanced HF/ Transplant program for a record breaking academic year! 🔥 51 heart transplants 80 ECMO 75 Impellas DCD program initiated ⬆️ 1 year transplant survival (98%) ⬆️ 1 year

Closing out the academic year, finally getting to do a Type A with @SalmanZaheerMD and firing up a redo txp with rising chief @NAlvarezMD. @HopkinsCTSurg

First DCD heart transplant performed last night @HopkinsMedicine by @cpasrij @APolancoMD! Milestone moment for @hopkinsheart and @HopkinsCTSurg ! Incredible dedication and efforts by all team members. @AhmetKilicMD @stevenhsu_md @ngilotraMD @jvaishnavmd @Js08Paul

Our 2024 Hopkins Heart Transplant retreat this week! Packed session of high impact talks on the latest in heart transplant care from @hopkinsheart @HopkinsCTSurg and our multi-D teams! Guest appearance by HOF @MLB star patient Harold Baines, fantastic breakout sessions - SWOT

Chief fellow and soon-to-be graduate, @SalmanZaheerMD, has become a transplant machine 🤖 under the formidable guidance of Sensei @APolancoMD. @hopkinsheart 🌟

Our @Hopkinsheart heart failure/transplant team reached a milestone by performing five successful heart transplants within seven days — the team’s highest weekly total! @HopkinsCTSurg @KSharmaMD @APolancoMD @ChetanPasrija @AhmetKilicMD https://t.co/2rxer4VL1B

Master and Apprentice. It’s been a privilege to train under Dr. Duke Cameron. @hopkinsheart @hopkinssurgery @HopkinsCTSurg @HopkinsMedicine

PGD after heart txp can be tackled with early ECMO, direct transition from bypass to ECMO. 36 hours post txp, severe PGD on dual inotropy with CI of 1.2 improved to normal BiV function and a CI of 4 on single inotropy off ECMO. #earlyECMO #hearttransplant

Happy Heart Month and National Women Physicians Day tomorrow! Proud of our @hopkinsheart HF/Transplant team this week performing 5 heart transplants in 7 days! Kudos to @APolancoMD @ChetanPasrija @AhmetKilicMD and our multiD teams! @ngilotraMD @stevenhsu_md @EdKasper3