No added waitlist benefits for heart-kidney candidates following policy change and post-policy change one-year survival has worsened for heart-kidney recipients. Aaron Wolfson

🔗jhltonline.org/article/S1053-…

Following the 2018 UNOS policy change, the rates of #HTx for higher acuity patients increased while the risk of rejection and treated rejection decreased over time without impacting the risk of hospitalization for rejection and infection. Ajay Vaidya
🔗: jhltonline.org/article/S1053-…

ALOT CAN HAPPEN IN ONE YEAR!
From BTT LVAD to Heart Transplant this patient is a constant reminder to #FightOn !

With the UNOS policy change, do improvements in waitlist outcomes for patients awaiting HTx in the hospital come at the expense of those waiting at home? Nope. While hospitalized patients see the greatest gains, those waiting at home are not harmed and may have marginal benefit.

In honor of the end of #HeartMonth , we want to highlight our @KeckMedUSC USCHeartFailure LVAD recipient selected as part of American Heart Association #RealWomen2022 .

Dr Raymond C Lee MD Ajay Vaidya Aaron Wolfson Kori Yoni Nattiv

Check out her amazing story:
goredforwomen.org/en/about-heart…

⚡️TCC –COP SPOTLIGHT ⚡️
#Interviewwithamentor

Dr. Jon Kobashigawa, Director of the Heart Transplant Program at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and member of the TCC COP

Want to know how Dr. Kobashigawa become a leader in the heart transplant field? Check our Hub 👇

A huge congratulations 🎉🎊 and warm welcome to the 2024 USC Cardiovascular Medicine 🫀🥼🩺fellowship class! We are so excited for you and can’t wait to work with you all!! 🥳🥳🥳

Next, we would like to introduce you all to the Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS Rotation at Keck Medical Center of USC! 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐌𝐃 Ajay Vaidya

youtu.be/BdNv6feZuHM via YouTube

We're very excited to meet our candidates for the upcoming cardiology fellowship interview cycle. Check out this great webinar hosted by American College of Cardiology for some useful tips/tricks to nail your virtual cardiology fellowship interviews! #ACCFIT #Cardiology #fellowship #MedTwitter

Agreed, congrats Nora! She truly is an icon. She is such a caring and impactful teacher, and excellent clinician - and she always does it in style with her heels! Still remember my many lessons from her

Welcoming our new first year cardiology fellows!

Kittleson rules go through my head every day (whether I like it or not 😉). Truly best job...and mentor/fellowship director...ever.

Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant Versus Sequential Kidney Transplant in Heart Transplant Recipients: Patients with eGFR<30 or in dialysis presented better survival with HKTx, while both SKTx and HKTx are suitable for patients with eGFR between 30 and 45. onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-…

HFSAP product now live; collaborative effort between American College of Cardiology and HFSA. Thanks to the star contributors in bringing this to fruition. A tremendous privilege working with my Co-Editor-in-Chief Michelle Kittleson MD PhD! BiykemBozkurt Randall Starling James Fang acc.org/Hfsap

Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible. Happy Pride month, everybody.

Patient's long journey leads to recovery after #HeartTransplant surgery | ⁦@KeckMedUSC⁩ ⁦USC⁩

⁦Ajay Vaidya⁩ ⁦Grace Liu MD⁩ ⁦Yoni Nattiv⁩ hscnews.usc.edu/patients-long-…

“The screams of disrespected voices are ringing out in our nation right now. We must never condone violent riots that take lives and destroy futures but we must also hear the desperate voice of protest that is calling out for justice.” nytimes.com/2020/06/07/spo…

#TipsForNewDocs

Sinus tachycardia is the delirium of cardiology.

Delirium --> it's (basically) never the brain's fault.

Sinus tach --> it's (basically) never the heart's fault.

Don't be distracted by the wrong organ in search of the right answer!

#kittlesonrules

Congrats to the high school Class of 2020, as well as to the teachers, coaches, and most of all, parents and family who’ve guided you along the way. Thanks for letting me be part of your big day!

Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant With Coronavirus Disease 2019 | Cardiology | JAMA Cardiology | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac…