See you in Seattle for the 7th Annual Conference - Aug 11 and 12! .pnwheart.org

We are excited to have Sophia Airhart MD representing Idaho at #PNWHF23. She serves as the Director for the #HeartFailure, #MCS and Pulmonary Hypertension programs for Saint Alphonsus in Boise. Join experts from across the region in Seattle Aug 11 and 12.

Representing the Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute team this year at #PNWHF23 is Suneet Purohit, MD. His expertise in advanced #HeartFailure, #LVAD and cardiac #transplant make him a perfect fit as moderator for our "Heart Transplant" session on Aug 12.

Excited to begin the 2025 #PNWHeart Conference!

Great turnout = happy + relieved course directors.

Kicking it off with Bhanu Gupta #FailureIsAnOption and a 2025 #HeartFailure Update.

Next Up, all things #Kidneys & #HeartFailure with Nayan Arora,MD from PDXkidney

LV Dysfunction in Cardio-Oncology with Dr. Richard Cheng, Director of Heart Failure UWashington Heart Institute

Debates are on! Dr. Kevin Koomalsingh from Providence Oregon St. Vincent’s with #VAD bridge to Transplant VS. Dr. M. Christy Smith from Providence NW WA Heart Institute with #MCS/#ECMO Bridge to Transplant

Next debate! Pro and Cons of Substance Use Considerations for Advanced Therapies. Amanda Thomas, B.S.N., RN, CHFN OHSU Knight Cardio Vs. Jennifer Azen, MD UW Medicine

“Evolution of VAD Therapy” by Dr. Greg Aber, Founder and CEO of Corvion revealing his solution for the future of driveline-less VADs.

Finished off day 1 with “Static Hypothermic Preservation: Stanford Experience and the State of the Science” by Jeff Teuteberg Special thanks for the conference support and sponsorship of the dinner presentation by Paragonix Technologies

Kicked off Day 2 with a breakfast working group on “Washington Cardiogenic Shock Network Initiative” led by Gautam Nayak, MD FACC who also presented the “WWAMI Cardiogenic Shock Working Group” in Session 3. Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Heart Recovery Washington ACC coltrain.io

Turn out was great for the morning session focused on Acute Cariogenic Shock and “Initial Evaluation and Management of Cardiogenic Shock” with Suneet Purohit, MD from Providence Alaska

Hemodynamic Assessment of Cardiogenic Shock by Lauren Weber from Confluence Health

Wrapped up the Acute Cardiogenic Shock session with Robert Moraca Virginia Mason Franciscan Health presenting Short Term #MCS.

Session 4 cases presentations: Dr. John Dimarakis - UWashington Heart Institute MCS for High-Risk Surgery Dr. Charlene Tennyson - Univ. of Washington Cardiology Fellows Gerbode Defect to Heart Tx Sanjay Chandrasekhar, MD - Univ. of Washington Cardiology Fellows Orthotopic Heart TX Kevin Zhang - Allen School Leveraging AI and Digital Stethoscope Tech

Many 🙏🏻for the opportunity to participate in PNW Heart Failure Conference‼️Fantastic faculty, engaging agenda and in a beautiful setting. UW Cardiology OHSU News Kaiser Permanente Washington Providence Health Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Confluence Health Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Jennifer Beckman, MSN, ARNP, CHFN, AACC UW Department of Surgery Univ. of Washington Cardiology Fellows

Session 5 is “Chronic Heart Failure Management” kicked off by Bhanu Gupta #FailureIsAnOption of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health with a talk on ‘Outpatient Management of Chronic Heart Failure’.

Kudos to a full house of committed attendees still learning post-lunch day 2 on a beautiful Saturday here in Seattle.