From Policy to Practice: The Evolution of Heart Transplant Allocation, UNOS and What Lies Ahead
Our co-hosts interview Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD, and Shelley Hall, MD, on the 2018 update to the UNOS allocation system for donor hearts and where the heart transplant community is moving to in the future regarding this issue. On "From Failure to Function", Priya discusses the ENACT-HF and TRACER-HF trials, and Michael reviews recently published papers that focus on patient-centered care during HF Rounds.
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Hosts:
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Michael Beasley, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine @MHBeasleyMD
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Priya Umapathi, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology & Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital @priyaumapathi
Guests:
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Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD, Section Chief of Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Stanford @JeffTeuteberg
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Shelley Hall MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST, Chief, Transplant Cardiology, MCS and Advanced HF at Baylor University Medical Center @shelleyhallmd
References
- Forsyth P, Beezer J, Bateman JHolistic approach to drug therapy in a patient with heart failure. Heart 2023;109:1183-1191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321764
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Wu, Jia-Rong PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN; Lin, Chin-Yen PhD, RN; Hammash, Muna PhD, RN; Moser, Debra K. PhD, RN. Heart Failure Knowledge, Symptom Perception, and Symptom Management in Patients With Heart Failure. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 38(4):p 312-318, 7/8 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000961
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Chuzi S, Tong W, Nakagawa S. Towards Improved Patient-Centered Communication in High-Stakes Heart Failure Decisions: the "Best Case/Worst Case" Framework. J Card Fail. 2023 Jun 19:S1071-9164(23)00227-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.06.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37343815.