ISHLT2021 kicks off in just a few hours! We'll be keeping you up to date here on Twitter. Stick with us by following The ISHLT or watching the tag #ISHLT2021 for all the latest information and highlights on the 41st Annual ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.

The Instant Diabetes Test from Azumio Inc. to detect #diabetes using your smartphone camera instant-diabetes-test.azumio.com is out!This is based on our work published previously go.nature.com/3u0m14v and still requires a confirmatory test if positive Peter Kuhar Geoff Tison UCSF Cardiology

First, the winner of the second ISHLT/ICCAC ICCAC Career Development Award, sponsored by Medtronic. The 2021 award is presented to Yu (Janet) Wu, DNP, ACNP, of UC San Francisco, whose project will explore the impact of prehabilitation programs on outcomes after #LVAD. UCSF Heart & Vascular Care

After a decade-long decline, age-adjusted mortality in heart failure is increasing, with highest rates in the South and Midwest #BRFSS. ow.ly/dEld50EARPc Sadiya Khan NM Cardiovascular #AHAJournals

New from #ACC21: Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Serum Lipids in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction scottdavidsolomon Senthil Selvaraj, MD, MS, MA ow.ly/kYUQ30rHUKq #AHAJournals

#ISHLT members: proposals for #ISHLT2022 symposia are now being accepted. Join the conversation on ISHLTconnect to collaborate with your peers, and visit bit.ly/3v6Jsdc for details on how to submit your symposium, frequently asked questions, and more.

Interested in joining JAHA's Early Career Editorial Board? The deadline for applications is June 25th. ahajournals.org/jaha/call_for_…

Big news in #heartsuccess this morning! boehringer-ingelheim.us/press-release/… Sanjiv J. Shah, MD Sheldon Litwin Kavita Sharma Dan Silverman Andrew J Sauer MD Marat Fudim, MD MHS Yogesh Reddy Jean-Luc Vachiery 🫀 Robert Mentz, MD

The Mitral Regurgitation International Database score maintains its utility as a mortality risk score in patients undergoing MitraClip implantation regardless of the cause of mitral regurgitation. ow.ly/uVqW50FrbBs #AHAJournals

In patients with acute #Heart #Failure and sinus rhythm, decreased left atrial strain, was associated with an increased risk for stroke. ow.ly/dVzM50FrbIa #AHAJournals

DELIVER delivers! More great news for our patients irrespective of EF. #heartsuccess. Andrew J Sauer MD Dan Silverman Alexander Hajduczok, MD 🇺🇦🙏 Henry Han Harriette Van Spall, MD MPH 🇨🇦 Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 Marat Fudim, MD MHS Sheng Fu, MD Jessica Atkins Dr Amanda Vest Dharini Ramu astrazeneca.com/media-centre/p…

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: recent concepts in diagnosis, mechanisms and management bit.ly/3ozgb9z

RT to wish a happy #NursesWeek to the exceptional nurses who care for patients with skill, compassion and grace all year long! We are forever grateful to you. ❤️

First day of virtualce.ucsf.edu/heartfailureth… was a huge success. Discussing modern management of HFrEF, HFpEF and PAH, and the value of multidisciplinary disease management Jonathan Davis, MD, MPHS Mandar Aras, MD, PhD MarcSimonMD UCSF Cardiology Jackie DesJardin, MD Jason W. Smith, MD. FACS. Amy G. Fiedler, MD

Grab your coffee ☕️... First PH Roving Reporter session of the day on Controversies in Management of End-Stage PH. A focus on MCS in PAH, bridging to 🫁 txplt, and lively debate on transcutaneous vs surgical intra-atrial and Potts shunts. #ISHLT2024 #PAH #LungTransplant #MCS

John Granton (Department of Medicine University of Toronto) on MCS as bridge to 🫁 txplt in adults. Median wait time for lungs 10 days at their center, disparities for PAH pts. >14 days on support w/ worse post-txplt outcomes. Focus not just on mortality, also morbidity.

Pack a lunch 🥪 we have a PVD-packed day tomorrow, here’s your agenda: ⏰8:15-9:30 South Hall 1 - It’s all ‘bout clot: advancements in CTEPH ⏰1:15-2:30 Congress Hall - Lets get critical: RV Failure in PH ⏰3:00-4:15 South Hall 1 - What’s new in PVD: Updates on Mgmt & Outcome

#ISHLT2024 is almost over. Save the date and mark your calendars for #ISHLT2025 in Boston! 📆

Some PVD with our PD MarcSimonMD #ISHLT2024 Jackie DesJardin, MD UCSF Cardiology

Today is #WorldPHDay2024! Now through May 31, join us in raising #pulmonaryhypertension awareness; advocating for access to #PH diagnosis, treatment and care; and celebrating the lives of people with PH. Learn how you can get involved this May. ow.ly/oct550Rntlt