Since its founding in 1962, The Texas Heart Institute has remained dedicated to improving cardiovascular care worldwide through international collaboration, education, and research.  The Institute coordinates conferences and meetings covering the latest developments in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery with local and international speakers from renowned institutions.  The Texas Heart Institute Journal publishes several special sections of meeting summaries from meetings led by its Academic Professional Staff to provide an enduring resource for a much broader audience. The special sections give medical professionals worldwide an up-to-date view of the latest cardiovascular medicine and surgery advances.

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International Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
Houston, May 12-13, 2023

Section Editor: Emerson Perin, MD, PhD
Tex Heart Inst J. 2023;50(5)

Article Title	Authors
Inflammatory Pathways and Their Implications in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction	Matthew W. Segar, MD, MS; Stephanie A. Coulter, MD
Science Is a Self-Correcting Discipline: Revisiting the Biological Potential of Adult Cardiac Progenitors	Daniele Torella, MD, PhD; Eleonora Cianflone, PhD
The CardiAMP Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Trial	Carl J. Pepine, MD; Amish N. Raval, MD
Repeated Intravenous Administration of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Produces Cumulative Beneficial Effects in Chronic Ischemic Cardiomyopathy	Xian-Liang Tang, MD; Roberto Bolli, MD
Polyploidy in Cardiomyocytes: Machine Learning for Single Cell Analyses	Jeremy Scott Mitchell; Mark Alan Sussman, PhD
Optimized Catheter System Demonstrates Utility for Endomyocardial Delivery of Cardiopoietic Stem Cells in Target Patients With Heart Failure	Jozef Bartunek, MD, PhD; Andre Terzic, MD, PhD
Targeting Cell Senescence to Improve Cardiac Regeneration	Georgina M. Ellison-Hughes, PhD
Surgical Delivery of Embryonic Cells and Products	Philippe Menasché, MD, PhD
Hippo Pathway Knockdown Gene Therapy in the Hearts	Todd R. Heallen, PhD; James F. Martin, MD, PhD

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Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium
Houston, February 24-25, 2023

Section Editors: José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD, MAS; James M. Anton, MD
Tex Heart Inst J. 2023;50(4)

Article Title	Authors
Anticoagulation Management in Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices	Ellen B. Yin, PharmD, BCCP
Pearls in Anticoagulation Management for Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices	Ellen B. Yin, PharmD, BCCP
End-of-Life Issues in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices	Mary Acelle G. Garcia, MD; Astrid Grouls, MD
Critical Care Echocardiography for Fluid Responsiveness	Maki Ishizuka, MD; Erik Su, MD
Evidence and Practicality of Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit: A New Skill Set for the Intensivist	Jacqueline Sohn, DO; Min Se Cha, BS
Early Intraoperative Detection and Management of Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	Thomas R. Powell, MD
Advanced Perioperative Echocardiography in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Weaning Trial-Off	José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD, MAS; Alec A. Hendon, MD
Management of Vasoplegic Shock in Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion Procedures	Subhasis Chatterjee, MD
Cutting-Edge Physical Therapy in Mechanical Circulatory Support: Critical Care Physical Therapy Perspectives	Mia Frances H. Tennant, PT, DPT; Christiane Perme, PT, CCS; Amy Butcher, PA-C
Perioperative Hemotherapy Management in Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery	Arthur W. Bracey, MD
Surgical Considerations for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	Syed B. Peer, MD; Gabriel Loor, MD
The Transition From Temporary to Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: Surgical Considerations	Syed B. Peer, MD; Harveen K. Lamba, MD; Alexis E. Shafii, MD
Optimization of Left Ventricular Assist Device Support	Arantxa G. Suero, MD; Lola X. Xie, MD
Mitigating Diagnostic Errors With Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A New Framework	Jayne Chirdo Taylor, MS, PA-C

 

 

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Global Cardiovascular Forum
Houston, January 28, 2023

Section Editor: Joseph G. Rogers, MD
Tex Heart Inst J. 2023;50(3)

Article Title	Authors
Conduction System Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: The 31-Million-Dollar Question	Jitae A. Kim, MD; Mihail G. Chelu, MD, PhD
Management of Cardiogenic Shock: Present and Future	Nikolaos A. Diakos, MD, PhD
The Role of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Bicuspid Valves in 2023	Milad El Hajj, MD; Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Cutting-Edge Trials in Structural Heart Disease at The Texas Heart Institute	Riyad Yazan Kherallah, MD; Guilherme Silva, MD
The Past, Present, and Future of Complex Aortic Intervention	Joseph S. Coselli, MD
Leveraging Innovation to Mitigate Risk During Heart Surgery	Marc R. Moon, MD; Puja Kachroo, MD
Arterial Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Who, When, and Why	Natalia Roa-Vidal, BS; Lauren K. Barron, MD

 

 

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Global Cardiovascular Forum
Houston, February 26, 2022

Section Editor: Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Tex Heart Inst J. 2022;49(5)

Strategic Assessment of Mitral Valve Disease	Marc R. Moon, MD
Heart Failure Drug Therapy: New Treatments, New Guidelines	Lauren Golden, MD; Joseph G. Rogers, MD
A Minimalist Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Approach: Safety and Effectiveness in Real-World Practice	Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Percutaneous Treatment Options for Complex Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease	Srikanth Koneru, MD; Allen Ding Hu, MD

 

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Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine
Houston, April 28, 2022

Section Editor: Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Tex Heart Inst J. 2022;49(2)

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine: Historical Overview, Current Status, and Future Directions	Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Artificial Intelligence for Education, Proctoring, and Credentialing in Cardiovascular Medicine	Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cardiac Electrophysiology	Mathews M. John, MBE; Anton Banta, BS; Allison Post, PhD; Skylar Buchan, MS; Behnaam Aazhang, PhD; Mehdi Razavi, MD
Telerobotic Endovascular Interventions and Their Potential for Cerebrovascular Treatment	Marton Berczeli, MD; Gavin W. Britz, MD, MBA; Thomas Loh, MD; Alan B. Lumsden, MD
Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography	Stephanie A. Coulter, MD; Karla Campos, MD

 

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New Horizons in Pulmonary Embolectomy
Houston, December 16, 2020

Section Editor: Zvonimir Krajcer, MD
Tex Heart Inst J. 2021;48(5)

Response Team Management of Acute Serious Pulmonary Embolism	Michael R. Jaff, DO; Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
Large-Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy: Catalyst for a Revolution in Treating Pulmonary Embolism	Thomas M. Tu, MD
Mechanical Thrombectomy of Pulmonary Emboli With Use of the Indigo System and Lightning 12 Intelligent Aspiration	S. Jay Mathews, MD, MS
Novel Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis for Treating Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Bashir Endovascular Catheter	Maninder Singh, MBBS; Austin Quimby, BS; Vladimir Lakhter, DO; Mohamad Al-Otaibi, MD; Parth M. Rali, MD; Riyaz Bashir, MD

 

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The Ali Massumi Cardiac Arrhythmia Symposium
Houston, February 15, 2020

Section Editor: Mohammad Saeed, MD, FACC
Tex Heart Inst J. 2021;48(4)

Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes	Jitae A. Kim, MD; Mihail G. Chelu, MD, PhD
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes	Darren C. Tsang, MD, MPH; Mark S. Link, MD
Cardiac Arrhythmias During Pregnancy	Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD; Naseem Zarah Sorurbakhsh, DO; Mehdi Razavi, M
Medical and Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation	Sophia Huang, BA; Payam Safavi-Naeini, MD; Abdi Rasekh, MD