Mina M. Benjamin Mehanni, MD, MSc

🫀 Echo lab director @SLU_Official | Regional Cardiac Imaging Medical Director @SSMHealthSTL | Certified flying instructor ✈️

[Ava DeLonais-Parker @AvaDelonai6124]

Excited to share that our group's work @SLUTransplantRx has been accepted to Cardiovascular Ultrasound! Thanks to
@MinaBenjaminMD and @KristaLentine
for their mentorship on this project.

https://t.co/JfiJGStBWg

#LeftAtrialStrain #KidneyTransplant #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

🎤Ava DeLonais-Parker (@AvaDelonai6124) presented at #WTC2025: “Association of Left Atrial Strain with MACE Following Kidney Transplantation”
🔑Key finding:
• Higher LA strain quartiles → better MACE-free survival
#LeftAtrialStrain #KidneyTransplant #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter

[Mina M. Benjamin Mehanni, MD, MSc @MinaBenjaminMD]

@SLUTransplantRx @AvaDelonai6124 Nice job, Ava! We are glad @KristaLentine introduced you to the research team.

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

🌟 Celebrating Collaboration & Mentorship in Cardiology & Transplant Medicine 🌟

🫀The @SLUTransplantRx is a truly remarkable multidisciplinary collaboration — led by @MinaBenjaminMD, w/ outstanding project management from Barbara Okeke, and powered by the incredible engagement of students, residents, ➕ faculty support incl. @UchennaAgbim, CJ Lin, myself, & many others.

🫶On August 25, 2025, I was honored to join @RaviNayakMD Nayak in sharing reflections on #mentorship and career pathway experiences.
🏅The event special recognition of the service and contributions of Barbara C. Okeke & @AvaDelonai6124 .
🙏🏽 Special thanks as well to @mchowatt for joining the session.

🌍The team also had an amazing presence at the #WorldTransplantCongress2025 earlier in August — stay tuned for more updates to come! #SLUProud of this amazing group! 🫶

#SLUResearch #Transplantation #Mentorship #Collaboration #ClinicalInnovation | @slusom | @SLUCards | @slunephrons | @im_slu | @SLUResearch |@SSMHealth 🏥🩺

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

We were lucky to hear from @RaviNayakMD on the power of mentorship and @KristaLentine on the creation of kidney transplant guidelines. We are grateful for their insights and leadership in shaping the future of transplant care! #Transplant #NephTwitter #Mentorship #MedTwitter

[Missouri ACC @MissouriACC]

📅 Oct 11 • 📍 St. Louis, MO
Specialty Session II, Guideline Updates. With @nishath_quader, @djdardenMD, @MinaBenjaminMD, plus periop and CAD updates, live Q and A.

Register: https://t.co/ai00Equms5
Brochure: https://t.co/AhtEeHtphM

#MOACC25 #MOACC #CardioTwitter

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

🎤 Gavin Christy presented at #WTC2025 “Association of Antiplatelets with Cardiovascular Adverse Outcomes and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients.”
🔑 Antiplatelets were linked to a reduction in a composite of all-cause mortality & MACE
🛡️ No increase in major bleeding

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

🎤 Dr. Andres Mata of our group presented “Association of Statins with Adverse Outcomes following Kidney Transplantation” at WTC!

🔑 Statin use at time of KT was not associated with reduced MACE or all-cause mortality!

#KidneyTransplant #Statins #Cardiology #MACE #MedTwitter

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

🎉 Our @SLUTransplantRx team just wrapped up an incredible weekend at #WTC2025 in San Francisco! We presented 11 abstracts on cutting-edge transplant research.
#WorldTransplantCongress #TransplantResearch #Cardiology #MACE #MedTwitter #Nephrology

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

https://t.co/pMosCLoy6Q

Routine ECGs may enhance CV risk assessment in transplant recipients!

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

🚨 New Publication 🚨

Our study identified ECG markers predicting CVD events after kidney tx:

✅ 1st-degree AV block (HR 2.35)
✅ ST-segment depression (HR 3.4)

#CardioTwitter #KidneyTransplant #ECG #MACE

@MinaBenjaminMD @KristaLentine @BarbsMedJourney @AvaDelonai6124

[Dr.Patricia Pellikka @pattypellikka]

Important paper @JournalASEcho

[SLUTransplantRx @SLUTransplantRx]

🎉 Congratulations to Emma and Anna from our research team for presenting their work at #NKF!
📊 In a cohort of 518 kidney transplant recipients, they found diabetes as the cause of ESRD was associated with significantly higher mortality and cardiovascular events post-transplant.

[Janani Rangaswami @RangaswJ]

Delighted to have worked with the amazing @shroffgr @MinaBenjaminMD (co-leads) and @KristaLentine on this review on CVD in kidney/liver transplant recipients in @Heart_BMJ ! @KidneyInCVD @AHAScience @AST_info @ASNKidney 1/x

[Mina M. Benjamin Mehanni, MD, MSc @MinaBenjaminMD]

@RangaswJ @shroffgr @KristaLentine @Heart_BMJ @KidneyInCVD @AHAScience @AST_info @ASNKidney @SLUTransplantRx

[Mina M. Benjamin Mehanni, MD, MSc @MinaBenjaminMD]

@SLUTransplantRx

[Mina M. Benjamin Mehanni, MD, MSc @MinaBenjaminMD]

@pdh929 making @slusom @SLU_Official proud at #ACC25 presenting our abstract on #MachineLearning for predicting outcomes in #KidneyTransplant recipients. Thanks to our administrator @BarbsMedJourney from @im_slu. Appreciate collaborating with the great @KristaLentine

[Barbara Okeke, MD, PhD @BarbsMedJourney]

New paper alert! 🚨 Our study in Cardiovascular Research examined clinical outcomes in cardiac amyloidosis versus non-ischemic cardiomyopathies.
@MinaBenjaminMD @SLUCards @im_slu https://t.co/z50hOW9kbb

[Mina M. Benjamin Mehanni, MD, MSc @MinaBenjaminMD]

@LeightonHope @sarcoid_papers @martinecaitlan @StopSarcoidosis @slusom @SLUCards @KristaLentine
Nice job @LeightonHope
Thanks for mentoring @RaviNayakMD

[Leighton Alexander Hope @LeightonHope]

New paper alert! 🚨 Our study in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease examined clinical outcomes in cardiac sarcoidosis patients treated with different immunosuppressive drugs.
@MinaBenjaminMD @sarcoid_papers @martinecaitlan @StopSarcoidosis
https://t.co/2X1V9tPBZa