Assessing feasibility of robotically assisted suturing of outflow graft anastomosis to the #aorta in #LVAD implantation & performance metrics for anastomotic times/suture placement 🔗: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Journal of Robotic Surgery UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Nicholas Hess David Kaczorowski #RoboticSurgery #VAD

Bioprosthetic #AVR associated w/⬆️ all-cause death (marginal significance) and reoperation over time, ⬇️ major bleeding and stroke vs mechanical AVR in pts <50 🔗: ajconline.org/article/S0002-… American Journal of Cardiology UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Michel Pompeu Sá Xander Jacquemyn Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan

🚨Excited to share our new paper led by Vincenzo Polsinelli in AmericanHeartJ! We examined interactions of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and self-identified race among women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM).  sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 🧵Key findings:

TAVI provides initial survival benefit over SAVR in CKD patients, but long-term survival benefits are observed in #SAVR over #TAVI 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37169208/ Xander Jacquemyn Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan Michel Pompeu Sá UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute #AorticValve #Aorta #MetaAnalysis #CKD

Patients who undergo SAVR with #bioprosthetic valve (esp those <65 yo) experience comparable survival to mechanical #SAVR but ⬆️ rates of valve reintervention 🔗: ajconline.org/article/S0002-… American Journal of Cardiology UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Eishan Ashwat Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Michel Pompeu Sá Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan

The UPMC Heart Transplant Program was recently recognized by the SRTR as a top #transplant program in 2 distinct outcome categories: 90-day survival rate following heart transplantation & patient survival rates at 30 days & one-year post transplant. go.upmc.com/2906F_iL4

Recently published! 📚 Assessing Left Ventricular Pathology in Patients with Ebstein Anomaly Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Looking Past the Right Heart. Laura Olivieri Tarek Alsaied pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39033244/

Study shows safety and efficacy outcomes of #TAVR in patients with small aortic annuli do not differ in men and women 🔗: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… American Journal of Cardiology UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Michel Pompeu Sá Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Catalin Toma, MD Amber Makani Dustin Kliner Ibrahim Sultan

UPMC featured in People for performing life-saving #transplant in teen with rare genetic mutation 🔗 to read more: people.com/teen-with-rare… UPMC UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute University of Pittsburgh #HeartTransplant #KidneyTransplant

Don’t miss out on the latest episode of the Pedi Heart podcast #306—it's a real treat! This episode features a discussion on LV function in Ebstein's anomaly from the Da Silva Ebstein Center. Our episodes are most easily accessed from Apple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ped…

Navitor IDE Study: 30-day rate of new permanent #pacemaker implantation is associated with pre-existing baseline conduction disturbances & implantation depth 🔗: structuralheartjournal.org/article/S2474-… UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Ibrahim Sultan #StructuralHeart #Navitor #AorticStenosis #TAVR

📰 New study published in JAHA and funded by NIH NHLBI by Drs. Malamo Countouris (Malamo Countouris) and Jared Magnani from Pitt Cardiology shows that race and socioeconomic status impact preeclampsia follow-up care.🤰🏽🩺 Read more about the study Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 👇🏽

Comparison of long-term outcomes using total arch replacement vs debranching plus #TEVAR in patients with aortic arch pathologies 🔗: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15… UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Michel Pompeu Sá Nidhi Iyanna Xander Jacquemyn Sarah Yousef Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH Derek Serna-Gallegos MD Ibrahim Sultan #TAR #Aorta

Assessing clinical trends, risk factors and impact of waitlist blood transfusion on outcomes after heart transplantation 🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ct… UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Pitt Surgery Pitt Cardiology Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess #UNOS #transplant #bloodtransfusion #hearttransplant

Recently Published! 📢 The Cone repair Allows Right Ventricle Rehabilitation with Excellent Tricuspid Valve Function Following the Starnes Procedure. Tarek Alsaied Laura Seese pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39181444/

The latest news from UPMC Physician Resources UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Welcomes Irsa Hasan, MD upmcphysicianresources.com/news/082724-ne…

Following the #Starnes procedure, the #Conerepair allows for the competency of the #tricuspidvalve and functionalization of the #rightventricle sustained at midterm follow-up 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39181444/ Faaz Ashraf Laura Seese Tarek Alsaied UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute AATS #JTCVS

A #UNOS registry analysis evaluating interaction of donor and recipient age with outcomes following heart #transplantation 🔗: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39192472/ Transplantation UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Nidhi Iyanna Yeahwa Hong Nicholas Hess Ander Dorken Gallastegi Gavin Hickey United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) University of Pittsburgh #HeartTransplant