Longer FWIT in DCD heart transplantation using DPP is associated with ⬇️ 1y post-transplant survival; careful recipient selection and risk stratification are essential to optimizing outcomes
🔗: https://t.co/Q9UXCzBX3r
@Yeahwa_Hong@AnderDorken@BrianEdWoolley@TransplantJrnl
Congratulations to Dr. @JuliePhillippi on her induction to the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s College of Fellows Class of 2026! Dr. Phillippi was recognized for her research investigating vasa vasorum and ECM in thoracic aortic disease @aimbe@HviUpmc
Congratulations to Dr. @Yeahwa_Hong who was recognized for authoring one of five most impactful papers of 2025 at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation’s 46th Annual Meeting! @ISHLT#ISHTL2026
Analysis of the impact of low diastolic blood pressure and resultant coronary hypoperfusion during the agonal phase on outcomes following #DCD#hearttx revealing that extensive coronary hypoperfusion during the agonal phase is associated with reduced transplant survival. @Yeahwa_Hong
🔗: https://t.co/9RNhIwslHE
Congrats to Dr. @Yeahwa_Hong, recipient of the SUS Resident Presentation Award for his presentation at the 2025 ASC! Dr. Hong presented his abstract at the Surgical Research Society 2026 Meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on Jan 9.
@SocSARS@PittSurgery@UnivSurg
Top abstract three years in a row! Dr. Yeahwa Hong presents "Utilization of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death Improves All-Cause Survival in Candidates with Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices" at #ASAIO2025