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This episode discusses the management of patients post-heart transplantation with insights from experts in the field.

CardioNerds ( Dr. Shazli Khan, Dr. Jenna Skowronski, and Dr. Shiva Patlolla ) discuss the management of patients post‑heart transplantation with Dr. Shelley Hall from Baylor University Medical Center and Dr. MaryJane Farr from UTSW. In this comprehensive review, we cover the physiology of the transplanted heart, immunosuppression strategies, rejection surveillance, and long-term complications including cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) and malignancy. Audio editing for this episode was performed by CardioNerds intern Dr. Bhavya Shah . Enjoy this Circulation 2022 Paths to Discovery article to learn about the CardioNerds story, mission, and values. CardioNerds Heart Success Series Page CardioNerds Episode Page CardioNerds Academy Cardionerds Healy Honor Roll CardioNerds Journal Club Subscribe to The Heartbeat Newsletter! Check out CardioNerds SWAG! Become a CardioNerds Patron! Pearls The Denervated Heart: The donor heart is surgically severed from the autonomic nervous system, leading to a higher resting heart rate (90-110 bpm) due to loss of vagal tone. Because the heart relies on circulating catecholamines rather than neural input to increase heart rate, patients experience a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Shazli Khan, Dr. Jenna Skowronski, Dr. Shiva Patlolla

Guests: Dr. Shelley Hall, Dr. MaryJane Farr

Topics covered

• heart failure
• post-heart transplant management
• immunosuppression strategies
• rejection surveillance
• long-term complications
• cardiac allograft vasculopathy
• malignancy

Keywords

• heart transplant
• immunosuppression
• rejection
• cardiac complications
• CAV
• malignancy
• physiology
• patient management

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Organizations: Baylor University Medical Center, UTSW

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