New ISHLTv Recording Available: AHFTX Webinar on Heart Transplant in HIV+ Patients
The webinar included general aspects and outcomes of modern antiretroviral therapies, understanding the pathophysiology of cardiomyopathy leading to heart failure (and kidney failure) in HIV+ patients, and the current application of cardiac heart replacement therapies including heart transplant and left ventricular support in this population.
Chair:
Nicolas Brozzi, MD
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, FL USA
Co-Chair:
Andrew Morley-Smith, MD
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Topics:
Living with HIV in 2023
Nina Thakkar-Rivera, DO, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL USA
Etiology & Pathophysiology of Heart Failure in Patients Living with HIV
Jonathan Hand, MD, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA USA
Heart Replacement Therapies in HIV+: Patient Selection & Outcomes of Heart Transplant and LVAD Support
Maria Castel, MD, PhD, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Is it Time for a New HOPE?
Emily Blumberg, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA