The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) is a multidisciplinary organization working to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, research, innovation and advocacy. Its annual scientific meeting held Oct. 6-9, in Cleveland offers the best heart failure science, research, practical management and networking opportunities for HFSA members to learn about their peers' latest research.

Researchers at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and clinicians on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano will present the following research at the meeting.

Additional details about the annual meeting are on the event website.

 

Shelley Hall, MD, chief of transplant cardiology and mechanical support/heart failure at Baylor University Medical Center, provides an overview of Baylor Scott & White's participation at HFSA Scientific Meeting 2023.

FEATURED PRESENTATIONS AND SESSIONS HIGHLIGHTING RESEARCH IN HEART FAILURE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023

POSTER PRESENTATION: Percutaneous Stenting Of The Bend Relief And Proximal Segment Outflow Graft Of Durable Left Ventricular Assisted Device

  • Author: Rakushumimarika Harada, MD

  • Time: 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION: Myocarditis As a Manifestation Of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

  • Authors: Mica Alex, MD, Modar Alom, MD

  • Time: 7:00-7:30 p.m. EDT

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023

POSTER PRESENTATION – Objectifying The Subjective: A Behavioral Health Risk Score To Be Utilized In The Selection Process Of Patients Seeking Advanced Heart Failure Therapies

  • Authors: Elizabeth Brown, NP, Sandra Carey, PhD, NP

  • Time: 8:00-8:30 a.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – A Case Series Of LVAD Explantation In Patients With Myocardial Recovery

  • Author: Omar Al-Abboud, MD

  • Time: 8:00-8:30 a.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – The Interplay Of Hemodynamics: A Complicated Case Of Mitral Valve-invalve And Neo-LVOT Obstruction With Cardiogenic Shock

  • Author: Rakushumimarika Harada, MD

  • Time: 1:30-2:00 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Impella RP For Right Ventricular Support In Perioperative Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

  • Author: Omar Al-Abboud, MD

  • Time: 1:30-2:00 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Multiple Viral Infections With Elevated Cell-free DNA After Heart Transplantation

  • Authors: Brenda Astorga, PharmD, Hira Shakoor

  • Time: 2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Physical Activity Levels And Cardiac Functional Capacity In Patients Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Baseline Analysis From The Arise-hf

  • Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA

  • Time: 2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT

ORAL ABSTRACT – Formalized Frailty Evaluation Improves Provider Communication And Confidence In Frailty Assessment of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

  • Author: Brian Hsi, MD

  • Time: 4:57-5:07 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – The Impact Of Altitude Changes On CardioMEMS Readings

  • Author: Omar Al-Abboud, MD

  • Time: 5:15-5:45 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Patiromer Enables The Initiation Of Mineralocorticoid Receptor (MRAs) For Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

  • Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA

  • Time: 6:00-6:30 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Discontinuation Of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy After Electric Reverse Remodeling A Case Report

  • Author: Melina de Oliveira Valdo Giungi, MD

  • Time: 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023

POSTER PRESENTATION – Suction Thrombectomy Use For Right Ventricular Thrombus After Biventricular Support

  • Author: Modar Alom, MD

  • Time: 8:00-8:30 a.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Recurrent Low-flow Alarms Due To Inflow Cannula Malposition In A Frail LVAD Patient

  • Author: Omar Al-Abboud, MD

  • Time: 8:00-8:30 a.m. EDT

ORAL ABSTRACT – Impact of Patisiran on Health Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

  • Author: Parag Kale, MD

  • Time: 8:24-8:34 a.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Effects Of Semaglutide Across The Range Of Left Ventricular Ejection In Obesity Phenotype Of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection

  • Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA

  • Time: 9:23-9:31 a.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Elevated Cell-free DNA After Heart Transplantation – It Ain't Always Rejection: A Case Study of CMV Infection

  • Authors: Brenda Astorga, PharmD, Hira Shakoor

  • Time: 12:15-12:45 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Statin Intensity And Incidence Of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

  • Author: Raksha Patel, RPh

  • Time: 8:00-8:30 a.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Successful Orthotopic Heart Transplantation After a Recent Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report

  • Authors: Ramy Doss, MD, Timothy Gong, MD

  • Time: 12:45-1:15 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – Impact of Impella 5.5 On Messenger RNA Expression Following Heart Transplantation

  • Authors: Umaymah Aziz, Anushah Mirza, Srikant Patlolla

  • Time: 12:45-1:15 p.m. EDT

POSTER PRESENTATION – CardioMEMs Use In Post Lung Transplant Patient Population

  • Author: Sarah Williams, BSN, RN

  • Time: 2:36-2:48 p.m. EDT

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2023

ORAL PRESENTATION – Change is a Constant - The heart transplant allocation system: Time for another change? The heart allocation system is ready for change again.

  • Author: Shelley Hall, MD

  • Time: 12:42-12:51 p.m. EDT

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