JHLT: The Podcast

Happy new year and welcome to a new season of JHLT: The Podcast! In this year-end recap, the Digital Media Editors will each share one of their favorite studies from The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation in 2025. You'll get a look at some of the best science in advanced heart and lung failure from the past year.

Studies featured:

JHLT: The Podcast returns with an episode discussing the paper, "High Antiphospholipid Antibody Titers and Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Observational Cohort Study," from the December issue of JHLT.

They are joined by the first author, Camille Miard, MD, and senior author, François Stéphan, MD, PhD, both from the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Hôpital Marie Lannelongue in Paris.

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors host a discussion on the paper, "Lung transplant in patients with suspicious lung lesions: A single-center retrospective data analysis," which appears in the December issue of JHLT.

They are joined by the senior author, Stefan Schwarz, MD, PhD, of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna.

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors host a discussion on the paper, "Impact of donor specific antibodies on longitudinal lung function and baseline lung allograft dysfunction."

They are joined by the first author, Muhtadi Alnababteh, MD, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland and Staff Clinician at the National Institutes of Health, and senior author Michael Keller, MD, of the Pulmonary and Critical Care division at the University of Maryland.

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite co-lead author Nir Uriel, MD, Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University.

Dr. Uriel joins to discuss the work of the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group (CSWG) and their recent paper, "Outcomes of patients supported on Impella 5.5 for more than 14 days: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group registry analysis."

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite author Dr. Ayumi Goda, from the Kyorin University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, to discuss her team's paper, "Prevalence of occult HFpEF and age-specific efficacy of passive leg raise in pulmonary hypertension."

The discussion explores:

For the...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Ahmet Bilgili, from the University of Florida's Congenital Heart Center, and senior author Eric I. Jeng, MD, from the University of Florida's MCS program.

Bilgili and Dr. Jeng discuss their paper, "Optimal pretransplant duration with HeartMate III left ventricular assist device: A contemporary analysis."

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Luke Williams, a cardiothoracic surgery trainee at Royal Papworth Hospital, NHS Blood and Transplant Clinical Research Fellow, and a PhD student at Cambridge University in the UK. Luke discusses his paper, "The United Kingdom's experience of controlled donation after circulatory death direct procurement of lungs with concomitant abdominal normothermic regional perfusion with an analysis of short-term outcomes."

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Gaurav Sharma, PhD, MBA, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Sharma discusses his paper, "Metabolic and transcriptomic insights into temperature controlled hypothermic preservation of human donor hearts."

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Joan Guzmán-Bofarull, and senior author, Marta Farrero, both of the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona in Spain. They join to discuss their paper, "Regional differences in primary graft dysfunction: A report from the international consortium on PGD."

The discussion explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Nikil Prasad, MD, a cardiology fellow in the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, to discuss the paper, "Can the grading of mild cardiac allograft vasculopathy be further refined? An angiographic and physiologic assessment of heart transplant recipients with ISHLT CAV 1."

The discussion explores:

On this special episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors take a look back at the exciting science that was on display at ISHLT2025, the ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.

Topics include:

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On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite first author Peter Cho and senior author Abbas Ardehali, MD, to discuss the paper, "Severe primary graft dysfunction in heart transplant recipients using donor hearts after circulatory death: a United States Experience."

Peter is a third year medical student at Drexel University, and Dr. Ardehali is professor of surgery and medicine and the Director of the Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant programs at UCLA.

The episode explores:

Returning for a second study this month, the JHLT Digital Media Editors invite first author Charlotte Van Edom to discuss the paper, "Apixaban plasma levels in patients with HeartMate 3 support."

As a cardiologist in training and a PhD candidate at the University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, Van Edom's work focuses on hemocompatibility and mechanical circulatory support, covering both short-term and long-term support.

The episode explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite author Ioana Preston, MD, to discuss the paper, "Efficacy and safety of sotatercept across ranges of cardiac index in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A pooled analysis of PULSAR and STELLAR."

Dr. Preston is the director of the pulmonary hypertension center at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, and has over 20 years of experience in caring for patients with PH, as well as multiple clinical trials in PH.

The episode explores:

Returning for a second study this month, the JHLT Digital Media Editors conduct an internal discussion on the paper, "Safety and efficacy of riociguat in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiometabolic comorbidities: Data from interventional clinical trials."

The episode explores:

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On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite lead author Jan Van Slambrouck, MD, to discuss the paper, "The effect of rewarming ischemia on tissue transcriptome and metabolome signatures: A clinical observational study in lung transplantation."

Dr. Van Slambrouck is a general surgeon who's just finished his PhD training at the KU Leuven lab of respiratory disease and thoracic surgery in Belgium.

The episode explores: 

Returning for a second study this month, the JHLT Digital Media Editors invite lead author Oliver J.F. Weiner, to discuss the paper, "Sympathetic reinnervation in cardiac transplant recipients: Prevalence, time course, and association with long-term survival."

Dr. Weiner is currently an out of training registrar at Monash Health in Melbourne, Australia, but will soon return to his home of the UK to begin internal medicine training with the intention becoming a cardiologist. He is especially interested in advanced heart failure and electrophysiology.

The episode explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite lead author Jonathan E. Williams, MD, to discuss the paper, "Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion: National Trends and Post-Transplant Outcomes."

Dr. Williams is a general surgery resident at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, with work focusing on contemporary lung preservation strategies, perfusion techniques, and particularly, EVLP.

The episode explores:

JHLT: The Podcast returns with a year-end recap of 2024. Each Digital Media Editor shares one of their favorite studies from JHLT in 2024 for a quick recap of last year's excellent science in advanced heart and lung disease.

Studies featured:

·         Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of acute rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant
Kikano, Sandra et al. JHLT May 2024 5(43):745-754

·         A modular simulation framework for organ allocation
Rose, Johnie et al. JHLT Aug 2024 8(43):1326-1335.

·         HeartMate 3 Snoopy: Noninvasive cardiovascular diagnosis of patients with fully magnetically levitated blood pumps during echocardiographic speed ram...

Happy new year from JHLT: The Podcast! On this episode, the Digital Media Editors are joined by ISHLT Director of Marketing + Communications Jess Burke, CAE, to share a little bit about themselves and their backgrounds.

Hear about how each of the JHLT Digital Media Editors got involved in transplantation and a little about each of their research and personal interests.

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On the second December episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore another paper from the December issue of JHLT, entitled "Long-term follow-up of the randomized, prospective Scandinavian heart transplant everolimus de novo study with early calcineurin inhibitors avoidance (SCHEDULE) trial."

First author Entela Bollano, MD, PhD, and senior author Niklas Bergh, MD, PhD, both from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden, join the podcast to discuss their work.

You'll hear about:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors invite lead author Chung-Wai Chow, MD, PhD, FRCPC, to discuss the paper, "Pollution exposure in the first 3 months post transplant is associated with lower baseline FEV1 and higher CLAD risk."

Dr. Chow is a transplant pulmonologist and clinician scientist at the University of Toronto, with work focusing on investigating air pollution's impact on chronic lung diseases and developing improved methods to assess lung function.

The episode explores:

On the second November episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors continue MCS-month with a paper from the November issue of JHLT, entitled "Aortic insufficiency in the patient on contemporary durable left ventricular assist device support: A state-of-the-art review on perioperative and postoperative assessment and management." 

First author Diyar Saeed, MD, PhD, of the Heart Center Niderrhein, and senior author Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS, of Henry Ford Hospitals both join the podcast.

You'll hear about:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors have three expert guests to discuss their paper, "Pragmatic approach to temporary mechanical circulatory support in acute right ventricular failure."

You'll hear from first author Anthony Carnicelli, MD, from the Medical University of South Carolina; Alexander Bernhardt, MD, from the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf; and senior author Manreet Kanwar, MD, of the Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny Health Network.

The episode explores:

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors discuss a paper from the October issue of JHLT, entitled "Donor to recipient age matching in lung transplantation: A European experience." Senior author Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD joins the podcast to discuss the paper.

You'll hear about:

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On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors discuss a new guidelines document from the ISHLT entitled "The 2024 ISHLT Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates."

The lead co-authors of the document—Yael Peled, MD, and Anique Ducharme, MD, MSc—are on the podcast to discuss the document.

You'll hear about:

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This month, JHLT: The Podcast reissues our September 2023 tribute to former Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Daniel R. Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein stepped down from his role for health reasons in July 2023; he had been diagnosed with an advanced salivary gland malignancy and felt he would be unable to continue serving JHLT and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) to his characteristically demanding standard.

Sadly, Dr. Goldstein died on 21 May, 2024, at the age of 56, leaving behind his wife, 2 children, an extended family, and a larger universe of colleagues, collaborators, and mentees who greatly benefited from his equanimity, wisdom...

In this special episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors connect with Joseph Rogers, MD, the new Editor-in-Chief of JHLT.

In the conversation, Dr. Rogers shares more about his vision for the Journal, how he plans to tackle the challenges and opportunities facing the publication, and a little about his life both inside and outside of medicine.

In addition to being the new Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Rogers is the President and CEO of the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, a past president of the ISHLT, and a prolific contributor to the field of heart...

On the second August episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors discuss a paper from the August issue of JHLT, entitled "A modular simulation framework for organ allocation."The episode is hosted by Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, FCCP, a transplant pulmonologist from the University of Washington.

The guests for this episode are first author Johnie Rose, MD, PhD, of the Center for Community Health Integration at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and lead author Maryam Valapour, MD, MPP, of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors discuss a brand new consensus document from the ISHLT entitled "Strategies to Prevent Hemocompatibility Related Adverse Events in Patients with a Durable, Continuous-Flow Ventricular Assist Device." The episode is hosted by Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, FCCP, a transplant pulmonologist from the University of Washington.

The consensus document's lead author, Ian Hollis, PharmD, a heart failure pharmacist and Associate Professor from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, joins the podcast to discuss the document.  During the discussion, he's reunited with co...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the July issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, a transplant cardiologist from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, hosts this episode.

First, Dr. Tam and Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, FCCP, interview their first guest, Daniel Calabrese, MD, first author on the study "Macrophage and CD8 T cell discordance are associated with acute lung allograft dysfunction progression." The study's authors sought to tackle challenges behind early detection of c...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the June issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, a transplant cardiologist from Massachusetts General Hospital, hosts this episode.

First, Dr. Ton and Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, interview their first guests, first author Matthew Carey, MD, MBA, and senior author Justin Fried, MD, both of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, on their study "Aortic Root Thrombosis in patients with HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device s...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the May issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon from Freiburg, Germany, hosts this episode.

First, Dr. Schibilsky and Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, interview their first guest, Helen A. Hannan, the podcast's first-ever undergraduate pre-medical guest, from the University of Michigan. Helen was the lead author on the study "Racial and Gender Disparities in Transplantation of Hepatitis C+ Hearts and Lungs." The study noted that prior r...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the April issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, a transplant pulmonologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, hosts this episode.

First, Dr. Lease and Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD interview their first guests, Paul J. Scheel III, MD and Steven Hsu, MD, both of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Scheel was first author and Dr. Hsu was senior author on the study "Occult right ventricular dysfunction and right ventricular-vascular u...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the March issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, hosts this episode.

First, Dr. Tam and Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD interview their first guests, Fiorella Calabrese, MD and Francesca Lunardi, MD, ScD, PhD, of University of Padova, in Padova Italy. Dr. Lunardi was first author and Dr. Calabrese was senior author on the study "Assessing t...

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the February issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, a transplant cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, hosts this episode.

First, Dr. Ton and Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD interview their first guest, David Jenkins, FRCS(Cth), of the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK. Dr. Jenkins was senior author on the study "Perioperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for pulmonary endarterectomy: A 17-year experience from the UK national cohort." In the c...

Welcome to 2024! The JHLT Digital Media Editors kick off the new year with a look back at the best of the best from 2023 – specifically, a few of the guidelines and consensus statements from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation that appeared in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation this past year.

Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon from Freiburg, Germany, hosts this episode.

First, Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, reviews the updated Heart Transplantation guidelines, published in JHLT at the start of 2023. What's changed in t...

In our final episode of 2023, the JHLT Digital Media Editors have two manuscripts from the December 2023 issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation! Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD, transplant pulmonologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, hosts this episode.

First, a free-ranging conversation with first author Mark E. Snyder, MD, and senior author John F. McDyer, MD, on their team's study "Impact of age and telomere length on circulating T cells and rejection risk after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis."

A subset of patients with idiopathic...

It's pulmonary hypertension month on JHLT: The Podcast! The JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two PVD-related manuscripts from the November issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, assistant professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Michigan, hosts this episode.

First, hear from first author Zvonimir Rako, MD, on his team's study "Clinical and functional relevance of right ventricular contraction patterns in pulmonary hypertension."

The right ventricle (RV) has a complex contraction pattern. For patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), right ve...

The JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two manuscripts from the October issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation—the first on lung transplantation in patients with stacked risks, and the second on bacterial pathogens found at driveline exit sites in patients with ventricular assist devices. Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, assistant professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Michigan, hosts this episode.

First, hear from senior author Edward Cantu, MD, MSCE, on his team's study "Transplanting candidates with stacked risks negatively affects outcomes."

Lung tran...

In this special issue of JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors explore just one study—and devote the second half of the episode as a tribute to recently retired Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Daniel R. Goldstein. Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, hosts this episode.

First, hear from senior author William F. Parker, MD, MS, PhD, on his team's study "Association of high-priority exceptions with waitlist mortality among heart transplant candidates." Dr. Parker is a pulmonary and critical care physician, health services researcher, and clinical medical eth...

The JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two manuscripts from the August issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation—the first on immunosuppression in pediatric heart transplantation, and the second TA-NRP in DCD lung transplantation. Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, hosts this episode.

First, hear from senior author Steven C. Greenway, MSc, MD, on his team's study "Single-drug immunosuppression is associated with noninferior medium-term survival in pediatric heart transplant recipients." Dr. Greenway shares his journey from enzyme biochemistry in mollusks, snails, and frogs to ped...

The JHLT Digital Media Editors explore two manuscripts from the July issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation—one on heart transplantation and one on lung transplantation. Digital Media Editor Marty C. Tam, MD, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, hosts this episode.

First, hear from co-first author Kevin Chen, MD, on his team's study "Donation after circulatory death heart procurement strategy impacts utilization and outcomes of concurrently procured abdominal organs," which comes from Cedars-Sinai. The study looks into the results of DCD organ donation depending on the technique used at procurement, mai...

On the June episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore two manuscripts from the June issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, with authors from the US and Denmark.

First, hear from senior author Steven R. Hays, MD, on his team's study "Design and implementation of a digital health home spirometry intervention for remote monitoring of lung transplant function," which explores digital health and comes out of UCSF. In the study, the authors developed an automated digital health intervention using Bluetooth-enabled home spirometers to monitor for complications after lung transplantation. U...

On May's JHLT: The Podcast, we feature two manuscripts from the May issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

First, the editors explore a study entitled "Donor hyperoxia is a novel risk factor for severe cardiac primary graft dysfyunction," which comes from Kransdorf and colleagues at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The editors welcome first author Evan Kransdorf, MD, PhD, to share how he transitioned from oncology to heart failure and transplantation, and to talk about the findings of the study. The Digital Media Editors want to kn...

El podcast de JHLTenEspañol: presentamos por primera vez un podcast de JHLT en Español, conducido por Marta Farrero, MD, PhD, en el que repasamos 4 artículos destacados de 2022, cada uno centrado en el foco de interés de las redes interdisciplinarias de ISHLT.

El artículo sobre soporte circulatorio se titula "La recuperación de la función ventricular se asocia con mejores resultados en asistencia ventricular", con Cameron Olsen, MD, como primer firmante, y es comentado por el Sebastián Rojas, MD. Se analiza el impacto clínico favorable de la recuperación de la fracció...

It's another COVID-19 special on this month's JHLT: The Podcast, which features two articles on COVID-19 and thoracic organ transplantation from the April issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

First, the editors explore a study entitled "Heart transplantation for COVID-19 myopathy in the United States," which comes from Gill and colleagues at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The editors welcome first author George Gill, MD, to share what brought him from the United Kingdom to the States, and to talk about the findings of the study. Th...

This month's JHLT: The Podcast is hosted by Digital Media Editor David Schibilsky, MD, who leads a discussion of two studies from the March issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation—and the first authors who presented them.

First, the editors explore a study entitled "Angiopoietin 2 and hsCRP are associated with pulmonary hemodynamics and long-term mortality respectively in CTEPH—Results from a prospective discovery and validation biomarker study," which comes from Hadinnapola and colleagues at the Papworth group in Cambridge, UK.

The editors welcome Charaka Hadinnapola, MA, MB, BChir, first...

This month on JHLT: The Podcast, the JHLT Digital Media Editors review two studies from the February issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation—and bring in a couple of experts to help them make sense of some new technology.

First, the editors explore a pre-clinical study entitled "The dynamic cellular landscape of grafts with acute rejection after heart transplantation," which comes from Kong and colleagues at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.

Single cell technologies are emerging as non-biased techniques to discover novel biological pathways in a variety of pre...

JHLT: The Podcast kicks off 2023 with a look back at 2022. Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, joins the JHLT Digital Media Editors for a recap of the past year of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Studies include:

This month on JHLT The Podcast, JHLT Digital Media Editor Marty Tam, MD, takes over hosting duties to present two papers from the December issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Listen now to hear study authors discuss their work, their studies, and next steps for their research.

First, we welcome first author Jorge V. López-Ibor, MD, and senior author Javier Segovia-Cubero, MD, PhD, about their team's study from Hospital Universitario Puerto de Hierro Majadahonda entitled "Role of TGF-β1 +869T>C polymorphism in renal dysfunction one year after heart transplantation." Drs. López-Ibor and Seg...

This month on JHLT The Podcast, JHLT Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, takes over hosting duties to present two unique papers from the November issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Listen now to hear study authors discuss their work, their studies, and next steps for their research.

First, we welcome first author Megan M. Collins, MD, about her team's study from the University of Utah entitled "Attitudes & practices surrounding pregnancy post heart transplantation among pediatric providers." Dr. Collins shares her journey from being an undergraduate economics major to her current career in pediatrics...

For this month's episode, JHLT The Podcast explores two impactful studies from the October issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. The episode is hosted by Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, who is joined by the JHLT Digital Media Editors. Listen now to hear study authors discuss their work, their studies, and next steps for their research.

First, the editors speak with first author Michael Harhay, PhD (pictured left) and senior author Edward Cantu, MD (pictured right), about their study from the University of Pennsylvania entitled "Epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of lung...

This month—two studies on COVID-19! Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, is taking a short break, so the episode is hosted by Digital Media Editor Erika Lease, MD. Both COVID-19 studies come from the September issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and in the episode, you'll learn more about each study and their authors.

First, the editors speak with Yael Peled, MD, Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Service at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. She's the first author on a paper entitled "Fourth BNT162b2 vaccination neu...

This month, Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors are discussing two impactful studies—in pediatric heart transplantation and MCS—from the August issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. You'll hear more about each of these studies, as well as the authors themselves.

First, the editors speak with Craig Laurence, MD (pictured), a consultant in Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Failure & Transplantation at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, UK. He's the first author on a paper entitled "Pediatric heart transplantation following donation after circulatory death, distant procurement, and ex-s...

This month, Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors are discussing two studies from the July issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, one from the LVAD domain and the other from the field of lung transplantation. You'll hear more about each of these studies, as well as the authors themselves.

First, the editors speak with Paulino Alvarez, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic, about his paper entitled "Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with left ventricular assist devices." Dr. Goldstein, Marty Tam, MD, and Van-Khue Ton, MD, interview Dr...

Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with groups of authors from the June issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. You'll hear more about each of these teams as well as more about the work they're publishing this month.

First, the editors speak with senior author Evgenij V. Potapov, MD (left) and first author Jaime-Jürgen Eulert-Grehn, MD (right), both of the German Heart Center, about their paper entitled "Defibrillator generator replacements in patients with left ventricular assist device support: The risks of hematoma a...

Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with authors from the May issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. You'll hear about the scientific journey of each of these authors as well as more about the work they're publishing this month.

First, the editors speak with John Greenland, MD, PhD (pictured), from the University of California San Francisco, who is the first author of a paper entitled "Lung transplant recipients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have impaired alloreactive immune responses." Erika Lease, MD, interviews Dr. Greenland...

Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with first authors from the April issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Both studies relate to viruses in thoracic organ transplantation—but not coronaviruses!

Josue Villegas-Galaviz, MD (pictured), from the University of Kentucky, who is the first author of a paper entitled "Clinical outcomes of heart transplantation using hepatitis c-viremic donors." Marty Tam, MD, and David Schibilsky, MD, interview Dr. Villegas-Galaviz about his multi-country journey to become a clinical and research fellow. They also explore the findings of...

Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with first and senior authors from two studies in the March issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. They're also joined by JHLT Social Media Editor Aman Sidhu, MSc, MD, to help host the show.

First, the editors speak with both the first and last authors of a paper entitled "Post-transplantation outcomes of sensitized patients receiving durable mechanical circulatory support."  Jong-Chan Youn, MD, PhD, is the first author on the paper, and Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD, former ISHLT p...

Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with authors from the February issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

First, the editors speak with Georg Hansmann, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Hannover Medical School. Dr. Hansmann is the lead author on a paper entitled "Full recovery of right ventricular systolic function in children undergoing bilateral lung transplantation for severe PAH." Beginning at 1:37, Erika Lease, MD, interviews Dr. Hansmann about the findings of the study, follow up recommendations, and potential practice changes in clinical...

JHLT: The Podcast kicks off 2022 with a look back at 2021! Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, joins the JHLT Digital Media Editors for a recap of the past year of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Studies include:

It's time for the final episode of JHLT: The Podcast for 2021! Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for two interviews with authors from the December issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Both studies focus on protein biomarkers in thoracic transplantation.

First, the editors speak with Tereza Martinu, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor and Clinician at Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Martinu is the lead author on a paper entitled "Bronchoalveolar lavage cytokine-based risk stratification of minimal acute rejection in clinically stable lung transplant recipients." Beginning at 1:45, Erika Lease...

JHLT: The Podcast is back with an all-pediatric episode for November! Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors for TWO interviews with authors from the November issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

First, the editors speak with Dr. Richard Issitt, FCCP, from the perfusion department at Great Ormond Steret Hospital in London. Dr. Issitt is the lead author on a paper entitled "Intraoperative anti-A/B immunoadsorption is associated with significantly reduced blood product utilization with similar outcomes in pediatric ABO-incompatible heart transplantation." Beginning at 2:05, Erika Lease, MD...

It's October on JHLT: The Podcast! Join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, for a discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors about two studies in the October issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

First, the editors have the pleasure of interviewing Stephen Hoole, MA, BM, BCh, DM, FRCP, FESC, FACC, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Royal Papworth Hospital and Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Hoole is a the senior author on a paper entitled "Serial right heart catheter assessment between balloon pulmonary angioplasty sessions identify procedural factors that...

In the September 2021 episode of JHLT: The Podcast, Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, leads a discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors about two studies in the September issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Starting at 1:26, David Schibilsky, MD, Marty Tam, MD, and Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, discuss a paper from Benck and colleagues at Cedars-Sinai entitled "Recipient and surgical factors trigger severe primary graft dysfunction after heart transplant."

Starting at 12:27, Dr. Goldstein and Erika Lease, MD, discuss a study from Urso et al from Columbia University, called "Aspiration of...

On this BONUS episode of JHLT: The Podcast, JHLT Editor-in-Chief Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, returns for an additional brief conversation with Saima Aslam, MD, MS, chair of the ISHLT COVID-19 Task Force. Dr. Aslam provides some key updates about vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 in organ transplant recipients, including updated efficacy information, recommendations about booster doses, and breakthrough infections.

Learn more about the work of the ISHLT COVID-19 Task Force, and get the latest publications and recommendations documents, at ishlt.org/covid-19-information. Don't already get the Journal and want to read along? Join the International Society of Heart...

Welcome to the August 2021 episode of JHLT: The Podcast. In this special episode, Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, and the JHLT Digital Media Editors, interview ISHLT COVID-19 Task Force Chair Saima Aslam, MD, MS, about the latest, critical information on SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in immunosuppressed thoracic organ transplant recipients.

The August issue of JHLT contains two key studies exploring COVID-19 vaccinations—one from Peled et al examining the safety and efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in heart transplant recipients, and another from Havlin et al exploring lung transplantation.

In addition to summarizing an...

Welcome to the July 2021 episode of JHLT: The Podcast! Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, leads a discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors about two studies in the July issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Starting at 1:45, Dr. Goldstein and Erika Lease, MD, discuss a paper from Sage, et al, at the University of Toronto, Canada, titled "Prediction of donor related lung injury in clinical lung transplantation using a validated ex vivo lung perfusion inflammation score."

Starting at 10:45, Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, and Marty Tam, MD, discuss a study from...

The June episode of JHLT: The Podcast is now live, and features a first for the podcast—an interview with a JHLT author! In this episode, host Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, conducts an interview of Kiran Khush, MD, MAS, member of the ISHLT Board of Directors and Professor of Medicine and Director of Heart Transplant Research at Stanford University.

In the episode, Dr. Khush is interviewed by JHLT Digital Media Editors Erika Lease, MD, David Schibilsky, MD, and Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, on her state of the art re...

JHLT: The Podcast is back with round table talks for the May 2021 issue of the Journal of Heart Transplantation. Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JHLT, leads a discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors.

Starting at 1:36, Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, and Martin Tam, MD, discuss an paper from Dr. Englung and colleagues in Oslo, Norway, titled "Intravenous iron supplement for iron deficiency in cardiac transplant recipients (IronIC): A randomized clinical trial."

Starting at 9:04, Erika Lease, MD, and David Schibilsky, MD, discuss a study from Fessler et al in Paris, France, called "Operating room extubation...

Welcome back to JHLT: The Podcast and our round table talks. Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, leads a discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors focusing on topics from the April issue of JHLT. In this episode, we are happy to welcome our first-ever guest, David Peng, MD, Director of Pediatric Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support at the University of Michigan.

Starting at 1:45, Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, and Marty Tam, MD, are in discussion with David on a timely paper by Dr. Danielle Sganga and colleagues, titled "Comparison...

JHLT: The Podcast is back for its third round table talks. Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, leads a discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors focusing on topics from the March issue of JHLT.

Starting at 2:05, David Schibilsky, MD, and Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, discuss an MCS paper from Dr. McGiffin and colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, titled "The results of a single-center experience with HeartMate 3 in a biventricular configuration."

Starting at 14:00, Erika Lease, MD, and Marty Tam, MD, discuss a study from Benke and colleagues in Budapest...

Welcome back to JHLT: The Podcast! Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, holds a round table discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors focusing on topics from the February issue of JHLT.

In this episode, Erika Lease, MD, discusses a study from Marklin and colleagues in St. Louis, MO USA that explores ventilation in the prone position and how it impacts transplantation from lung donors with hypoxemia and atelectasis.

David Schibilsky, MD; Marty Tam, MD; and Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, discuss a study led by Gonzalez and colleagues...

On the inaugural episode of JHLT: The Podcast, join Daniel R. Goldstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, in a round table discussion with the JHLT Digital Media Editors. This companion piece to the January issue of JHLT will give quick insights into some of the most compelling and fascinating studies in transplantation and advanced heart and lung failure from the Journal.

In this episode, Erika Lease, MD, discusses donor ventilation parameters and lung transplantation; while Marty Tam, MD, and Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD, discuss thrombosis events and LVADs. Follow along i...