January 2025

CARDIOVASCULAR

THE IMPACT OF HEART TRANSPLANT ALLOCATION CHANGE ON WAITLIST AND POST-TRANSPLANT MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH LVADS

Featuring: Anjan Tibrewala, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, Anjan Tibrewala, MD, discusses his paper published in Circulation: Heart Failure, “Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Change on Waitlist Mortality and Posttransplant Mortality in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.”

​The study’s results found that despite the 2018 heart transplant allocation change deprioritizing patients with LVADs, patients with LVADs are living longer on the heart transplant waitlist. Interestingly, the study also demonstrated that patients with LVADs have slightly higher mortality after heart transplant following the allocation change. Dr. Tibrewala discusses recent advances in LVAD technology and what’s next in advanced heart failure care.
Anjan Tibrewala, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

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