UTSW at ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
We are delighted to be joining many of you at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation's (ISHLT) 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, April 22-25 in Toronto.
This year, we are particularly proud of the numerous UT Southwestern faculty and trainees among the presenters. Their work spans heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, research, innovation, clinical care, and more. Our transplant program’s participation reflects the extraordinary strength of our institution and underscores our culture of excellence, collaboration, and leadership.
We invite you to meet our UT Southwestern presenters before or after their sessions.
Wednesday – April 22
| Presenter(s) | Presentation Name | Main Session | Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lawrence | The Impact of Recipient Age on Lung Transplantation: Just a Number? | Symposium | Co-Moderator | 10:00am – 11:15am | Room 808 |
| Siavosh Saatee | The Role of the ICU Team in ECMO Decision Making Post-Transplant | Multidisciplinary ICU Management | Symposium | 10:15am – 10:30am | Room 718-B |
| Maria Bano | Challenges in Pediatric Heart Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease | Oral Session | Co-Moderator | 3:00pm – 4:15pm | Room 718-A |
| M. Peltz | Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion of Extended-Criteria Donor Hearts (PRESERVE) | Late Breaking Science in HTx & MCS | Oral Session | 3:12pm – 3:20pm | Room 808 |
| M. Bano | Frailty in Patients with Fontan Circulatory Failure | Pediatric HTx Across the Age Spectrum | Oral Session | 3:25pm – 3:33pm | Room 718-A |
| G. Sharma, S. Singh, D. Shah, R. Peshock, K. Batra, A. Kandathil, V. Kaza, J. D. Lujano, S. Bollineni, R. Diallo, N. Ladikos, A. Lawrance, A. Khan, J. Crossno, M. Peltz, C. Heid, J. Weston, S. Keshavamurthy, J. Murula, F. Torres, I. Timofte | AI-Assisted Evaluation of Donor Lung CTs | Artificial Intelligence in Lung Transplant | Oral Session | 4:55pm – 5:03pm | Room 701 A+B |
| A. Ninan, S. Houser, D. Emmerton, M. Blake, S. Bollineni, J. Murala | EVLP: Nurse-Led Innovation | Nursing & Allied Health | Poster | 6:45pm – 6:50pm | Poster Theater 2 |
| Posters (6:00pm – 7:00pm) | |||||
| A. Ahmed, M. Peltz, L. Truby, S. Keshavamurthy, W. Ring, M. Jessen, J. Murala | DCD Heart Transplant Geographic Diffusion | Heart Allocation Policy | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 158 |
| D. Varghese, M. Edwards, M. Thomas, R. Morlend, F. Araj, N. Tapaskar, C. Wrobel, M. Weigle, J. Mohan, M. Drazner, L. Truby | Safe Anticoagulation Cessation in HM3 LVAD | Durable LVAD Outcomes | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 369 |
| H. Beaini, M. Edwards, D. Varghese, A. Jawaid, M. Thomas, C. Foster, P. Mammen, L. Truby, E. Hardin, F. Araj | HM3 Artificial Pulse and Chest Pain | Durable LVAD Outcomes | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 378 |
| A. Ahmed, J. Bodnar, L. Patterson, M. Peltz, L. Truby, S. Keshavamurthy, C. Heid, J. Weston, L. Huffman, V. Merril, W. Ring, M. Jessen, J. Murala | Repeat Heart Transplant Survival | Heart Allocation Policy | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 160 |
| G. Sharma, L. Truby, S. Keshavamurthy, J. Murala, M. Peltz, M. E. Jessen | ML-Based Long-Term HTx Outcome Prediction | Clinical HTx Outcomes | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 18 |
| R. Penmetsa, C. Tovar, S. Keshavamurthy, V. Kaza | ECMO Circuit Candida Colonization | Lung Tx Clinical Care | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 352 |
| K. M. Chin | Undertreatment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | PVD Posters | Poster | 6:00–7:00pm | Board 172 |
Thursday – April 23
| Presenter(s) | Presentation Name | Main Session | Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Kearney | Therapies for Advanced HF in ACHD Besides Transplant | Transplant in ACHD | Symposium | 8:36–8:48pm | Room 701 A+B |
| Lauren K. Truby | The Rise of DSA Without AMR | The Antibody Strikes Back | Symposium | 1:39–1:47pm | Hall F+G |
| H. Beaini, L. Truby, C. Wrobel, N. Hendren, Y. Li, N. Speiser, P. Chan, M. Cevasco, M. Peltz | DCD Heart Transplant Outcomes in the US | DCD HTx Insights | Oral | 3:01–3:09pm | Room 808 |
| S. Keshavamurthy | Lung Tx Outcomes by Temperature | Donor Lung Considerations | Oral | 3:37–3:45pm | Hall F+G |
| M. Bano | Psychosocial Outcomes in Fontan Patients | Pediatric HTx Transition | Oral | 3:37–3:45pm | Room 718-B |
| Gaurav Sharma | Temperature and Perfusion in Lung Preservation | Mini Oral | Co-Moderator | 4:30–5:30pm | Room 718-A |
| S. Keshavamurthy | Sex Differences Post-Lung Transplant | Lung Tx Outcomes | Poster | 4:30–5:30pm | Board 156 |
| L. Patterson, J. Bodnar, A. Ahmed, J. Rivera, V. Merril, V. Kaza, A. Lawrence, I. Timofte, J. Deleija-Lujano, M. Peltz, S. Keshavamurthy, J. Weston, C. Heid, W. Ring, J. Murala | Impact of Donor Diabetes on Lung Transplant Outcomes | Research and Immunology Posters in Lung Transplantation | Poster | 4:30–5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 193 |
| G. Doumat, D. Shah, P. Kentros, H. Kaur, R. Diallo, S. Singh, V. Kaza, S. Bollineni, A. Lawrence, G. Sharma, J. Deleija-Lujano, A. Khan, J. Crossno, M. Peltz, C. Heid, J. Weston, S. Keshavamurthy, J. Murala, F. Torres, I. Timofte | Acute Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation: Demographics, Clinico-Pathologic Subtypes and Outcomes | Lung Allograft Diagnostics: Pathology, Serology, Molecular, and Imaging | Mini Oral Session | 4:30 - 4:34pm | Room 808 |
| H. Beaini, L. Truby, C. Wrobel, N. Hendren, Y. Li, M. de Oliveira Valdo Giugni, A. Jawaid, N. Tapaskar, E. Hardin, R. Morlend, F. Araj, K. Lutz, J. Weston, C. Heid, J. Murala, M. Peltz | Impact of Donor/Recipient Predicted Heart Mass Ratio on Outcomes in a Contemporary Heart Transplant Cohort | Innovations and Outcomes in Heart Transplantation | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 359 |
| A. Gorrai, P. Ruan, M. Garg, M. Pitonak, C. Lacelle, M. Drazner, I. Raman, C. Wrobel, N. Tapaskar, N. Hendren, G. Sharma, M. Peltz, L. Truby | Pre-Transplant Inflammatory Cytokine Signatures of Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Before Heart Transplantation | Molecular and Genetic Advances in Heart Failure and Transplantation | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 403 |
| M. de Oliveira Valdo Giugni, Q. Cai, C. Zhu, C. Lewis, I. Raman, J. McDonald, G. Dias do Vale, L. de Las Casas, K. Gondi, J. Munch, A. Gorrai, M. Peltz, C. Heid, L. Truby | Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of Pericoronary Fat in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplantation | Molecular and Genetic Advances in Heart Failure and Transplantation | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 416 |
| M. Peltz | Impact of Low Donor/Recipient Predicted Heart Mass Ratio on PGDand Survival: A Report from the Organ Heart Perfusion Registry | Innovations and Outcomes in Heart Transplantation | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 379 |
| K. T. Gondi, J. Munch, M. de Oliveira Valdo Giugni, A. Kannapiran, M. Peltz, C. Wrobel, N. Tapaskar, T. Koshy, D. J. Kumbhani, M. Farr, S. Allana, L. Truby | Incidence and Characteristics of Early Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy by Intravascular Ultrasound in Heart Transplant Recipients | Graft Injury and Immune Surveillance After Heart Transplant | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 418 |
| L. K. Truby, A. Mamun, C. Lacelle, K. Burns, N. Tapaskar, N. Hendren, M. de Oliveira Valdo Giugni, H. Beiani, V. Ngo, J. Francois Whitt, E. Powe, M. Olumesi, M. Peltz, C. Wrobel | A Single-Center Experience with Daratumumab for the Treatment of Donor-Specific Antibodies and Associated Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients | Graft Injury and Immune Surveillance After Heart Transplant | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 285 |
| L. K. Truby, A. Mamun, C. Lacelle, K. Burns, N. Tapaskar, N. Hendren, M. de Oliveira Valdo Giugni, H. Beiani, V. Ngo, J. Francois Whitt, E. Powe, M. Olumesi, M. Peltz, C. Wrobel | A Single-Center Experience with Daratumumab for the Treatment of Donor-Specific Antibodies and Associated Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients | Graft Injury and Immune Surveillance After Heart Transplant | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 285 |
| J. Bodnar, J. Rivera, L. Patterson, A. Ahmed, V. Kaza, A. Lawrence, I. Timofte, S. Keshavamurthy, M. Peltz, C. Heid, S. Zhang, W. Ring, J. Murala | Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death (DCD) Lung Transplantation (LTx) Outcomes Stratified by Donor and Recipient Age | DCD, Donor Selection, and Allocation Strategies in Lung Transplantation | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 23 |
| J. Bodnar, J. Murala, M. Wait, W. Ring, A. Canan, K. Batra, S. Keshavamurthy | Anatomical or Morphological- Lung Transplantation in Patients with Kartagener Syndrome | Adult and Complex Lung Transplant Surgical Techniques and ECMO Support | Poster | 4:30 - 5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 22 |
| K. E. Khalilian, S. Singh, V. Kaza, S. Bollineni, A. Lawrence, G. Sharma, J. Deleija-Lujano, A. Khan, J. Crossno, M. Peltz, C. Heid, J. Weston, S. Keshavamurthy, J. Murala, F. Torres, I. Timofte | Skin Cancer Burden and Recurrence in Lung Transplant Recipients: Associations with Rejection and Clinical Outcomes | Outcomes in Lung Transplant: Survival and More | Mini Oral Session | 5:00 - 5:04pm | Room 714-716 |
| A. Konduri, A. Kannapiran, S. Garlapati, I. S. Islam, S. Ghaleb, L. Radel, M. Iqbal, N. Baez Hernandez, M. Bano, R. Butts, M. Lynn | Infant Heart Transplantation Across Three Eras: A Single-Center Study | A Pediatric Heart Potpourri | Mini Oral Session | 5:06 - 5:10pm | Room 718-B |
Friday – April 24
| Presenter(s) | Presentation Name | Main Session | Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaidehi Kaza | Co-Moderator | Bridging Clinical and Molecular Phenotypes of Acute Rejection and ALAD | Oral Session | 10:00–11:00am | Room 808 |
| M. Peltz | Heart Transplantation from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors: Comparison of Heart Preservation Approaches | The Next Generation in Donor Heart Preservation | Oral Session | 10:01–10:09am | Hall F+G |
| L. Truby | Impact of Preservation Solution on Heart Transplant Outcomes: Insights from the International Consortium on PGD | The Next Generation in Donor Heart Preservation | Oral Session | 10:49–10:57am | Hall F+G |
| M. Griffiths | Heterogeneity in Functional Response to Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy by Baseline Hemodynamics: A Pooled Individual-Participant Data Analysis of Randomized Trials | Novel Advancements in PH: Mechanisms, Risk Stratification, and Treatment in PAH and CTEPH | Oral Session | 10:49-10:57am | Room 801 A+B |
| L. Truby | Challenging the Updated ISHLT Definition of Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction: An Analysis from the International PGD Consortium | Early Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation: Evolving Definitions, Hemodynamic Signatures, and Clinical Mimics | Oral Session | 3:13-3:21pm | Room 808 |
| L. Truby | External Validation of the International Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) Prediction Model | Early Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation: Evolving Definitions, Hemodynamic Signatures, and Clinical Mimics | Oral Session | 3:37-3:45pm | Room 808 |
| M. Edwards, M. Thomas, D. Varghese, N. Hendren, F. Araj, N. Tapaskar, C. Wrobel, R. Morlend, A. Bavry, M. Weigle, J. Mohan, M. Peltz, L. Truby. | Time to EOGO: A Single Center Perspective | Device Care Across the Lifespan: Improving Outcomes One Scenario at a Time | Oral Session | 3:49 - 3:57pm | Room 718-A |
| S. Keshavamurthy | Impact of Composite Textbook Outcomes on Late Post-Transplant Outcomes and Survival | Innovations and Strategies in Lung Preservation and Transplantation | Poster | 4:30-5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 227 |
| M. Bano, M. Iqbal, L. Radel, N. Baez Hernandez, M. Lynn, R. Butts | Remote Patient Monitoring Enables Rapid Titration of GDMT in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients | Advanced HF, Candidacy, and Innovation in Pediatric Transplant | Poster | 4:30-5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 132 |
| R. Butts | Prevalence and Practice Patterns of Thromboprophylaxis Use in Children with Heart Failure: An ACTION Study | Advanced HF, Candidacy, and Innovation in Pediatric Transplant | Poster | 4:30-5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 107 |
| A. M. De Castro, R. Penmetsa, S. Keshavamurthy, V. Kaza | Impact of Intraoperative ECMO on Post-Transplant Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience | Innovations and Strategies in Lung Preservation and Transplantation | Poster | 4:30-5:30pm | Poster Hall, Board 227 |
| A. Gorrai, A. Kannapiran, C. Wrobel, N. Hendren, A. Jawaid, J. Murala, R. Morlend, N. Tapaskar, E. Hardin, C. Heid, M. Peltz, L. Truby. | Contemporary Trends in United States Heart Transplant Donor Risk Profiles During and After the Opioid Crisis | Improving Donor Heart Utilization: Emerging Insights, Novel Strategies | Oral Session | 4:42 - 4:46pm | Hall F+G |
| E. I. Gavrila, N. Mohan, C. Wrobel, N. Hendren, N. Tapaskar, A. Jawaid, R. Morlend, M. Peltz, J. Weston, C. Heid, M. Farr, L. K. Truby. | Contemporary Challenges of the Frailty Assessment in Heart Transplant Candidates Supported with Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support | Frailty, Function, and Psychosocial Health: A Multidimensional View of Heart Failure and Transplant Care | Mini Oral Session | 4:42 - 4:46pm | Room 718-A |
| P. J. Umaretiy | Caregiver Resilience and Psychological Distress in Pediatric Heart Transplant | Frailty, Function, and Psychosocial Health: A Multidimensional View of Heart Failure and Transplant Care | Mini Oral Session | 5:12 - 5:16pm | Room 718-A |
| S. Radosta, R. La Hoz | Improvements in Geographic Access to Heart Transplant for People Living with HIV in the United States, 2017-2022 | Frailty, Function, and Psychosocial Health: A Multidimensional View of Heart Failure and Transplant Care | Mini Oral Session | 5:12 - 5:16pm | Room 718-A |
| R. La Hoz | Improvements in Geographic Access to Lung Transplant for People Living with HIV in The United States, 2017-2022 | Equity, Economics and Experiences in Lung Transplantation Around the World | Mini Oral Session | 5:12 - 5:16pm | Room 808 |
Saturday – April 25
| Presenter(s) | Presentation Name | Main Session | Type | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bartolome | Borderline Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressures and Their Association with Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes in Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Results from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry | From Pressures to Performance: Hemodynamics and RV Function in Pulmonary Hypertension | Oral Session | 8:01–8:09am | Room 718-A |
| J. Murala, S. Keshavamurthy | Preserving Donor Lungs at 10°C vs. Ice - Outcomes of a Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial | PLENARY 3 - General Session III | N/A | 9:57–10:07am | Hall F+G |
| M. Lynn | Allosensitization and Antibody-Mediated Rejection: It's Not as Simple as DSA. A Report from the TEAMMATE Trial | Pediatric Heart Transplantation: The Role of dd-cfDNA and DSA for Non-invasive Monitoring | Oral Session | 1:46–1:54pm | Room 718-B |