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As a proud partner of ISHLT, Paragonix welcomes you to join us at the very summit of transplant research. The 43rd ISHLT Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions takes place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, from April 19th to April 22nd.

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From our novel preservation technology to our ever-growing span of clinical registries, Paragonix strives to provide the transplant community with every possible advantage.

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Beyond Limits: Harnessing Advanced Preservation to Enhance Donor Lung Procurement

Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ROOM 501-504

AGENDA:

  • LUNGguard Utilization for Improved Lung Preservation - Results for Over 200 Patients in the GUARDIAN-Lung Registry
    Jasleen Kukreja, M.D. M.P.H
  • Overcoming The Challenges of Overnight Lung Procurement Utilizing Timeshifting and LUNGguard
    Howard J. Huang, MD
  • Within Reach: The Impact of Controlled Lung Preservation and Services on Long-Distance Lung Procurement
    Matthew G. Hartwig, MD

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Resetting the Standard: Impact of Advanced Heart Preservation on Program Growth

Friday, April 21 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ROOM 501-504

AGENDA:

  • Real World Evidence and Latest Trends in Static Heart Preservation Collected from Over 1500 Patients in the GUARDIAN-Heart Registry
    David D’Alessandro, M.D.
  • From Heart to Heart: Consistent Outcomes Across the Donor Spectrum
    Hannah Copeland, M.D., FACS, FACC
  • Moving the Needle: Driving Consistency with Advanced Heart Preservation to Achieve Program Goals
    Nir Y. Uriel, M.D.

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DISCOVER THE IMPACT OF ADVANCED ORGAN PRESERVATION

Thursday, April 20th 2023 from 7-11PM

ISHLT is quickly approaching - keep the party going after frame 10! There will be bowling, billiards, and refreshments available, as well as the opportunity to connect with colleagues and learn the advantages of Advanced Organ Preservation technology. Don’t miss this chance to discuss this year’s groundbreaking research in transplantation.

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WHAT TO WATCH

Upcoming Presentations

We welcome you to attend the following sessions that will examine the impact of advanced hypothermic preservation on organ transportation. Abstracts and additional session details may be found on the ISHLT Online Program Viewer. 

Looking to add these sessions to your ISHLT itinerary? Click the available pinned link of any presentation below to instantly access the session page. Note: You must log in to access the itinerary functions of the ISHLT planner. 

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Recipient Outcomes with Extended Criteria Donors: An Analysis Of The Guardian Heart Registry
  • Not Too Warm, Not Too Cold: Real-world Multi-Center Outcomes with Elevated Hypothermic Preservation of Donor Lungs
  • Results from over 800 Transplant Recipients Enrolled in the GUARDIAN Heart Registry
  • Validating the 2014 Consensus Primary Graft Dysfunction Definition: an analysis on the 1,056 patients from the multi-center GUARDIAN registry.
  • Pediatric Experience Using the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System: A Subgroup Analysis of the GUARDIAN Heart Registry
  • Donor Heart Preservation Strategy Using a Cold Storage System for Pediatric Heart Transplantation
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MINI ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Ice Is Not 4ºC: Thermodynamic Characterization Of Lungs And Hearts
  • Graft Preservation in Heart Transplantation: Clinical and Histological Results Using Three Different Techniques
  • Leveraging Advanced Hypothermic Preservation to Achieve Transplant Program Goals
  • Evaluating Heart Transplant Outcomes Utilizing the SherpaPak Heart Storage System
  • Role of SherpaPak in Donors with Drug Overdose and Long Ischemic Times
  • SherpaPak Reduces MCS Use Post Heart Transplant in Long Donor
  • Use of the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System for Infant and Pediatric Donor Hearts: An Initial Experience
  • Can Controlled Hypothermic Preservation Provide Clinical Benefits in the Setting of Shorter Ischemic Times Prior to Heart Transplant?
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  • How long can we go? Redefining the Upper Limit of Ischemic Times for Hypothermic Donor Heart Preservation
  • Outcomes in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Transplant: A Subgroup Analysis of the GUARDIAN Heart Registry
  • Improved Outcomes in Older Recipients Undergoing Transplant Using the SherpaPak System: A Subgroup Analysis of the GUARDIAN Heart Registry
  • The Effect of Temperature Control Versus Icebox Preservation on Post Heart Transplant Outcome
  • Use of the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System Improves Freedom from Requirement for Mechanical Circulatory Support, Reduced Early Acute Cellular Rejection and Preserves Early Lv Function When Compared to Conventional Cold Storage
  • Extending Cold Ischemic Time Using LUNGguard: A Single Center Experience In Time Shifting
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Oral Presentations

ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION 26 - Organ Allocation Strategy: Algorithms to Implement Equity


50 -  Recipient Outcomes with Extended Criteria Donors: An Analysis Of The Guardian Heart Registry

R. Moayedifar, Y. Shudo, M. Kawabori, S. Silvestry, J. Schroder, D. Meyer, D. D'Alessandro, A. Zuckermann.

 April 19, 2022, 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
  Rooms 205-207
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 ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN LUNG

SESSION 35 -  An Unexpected Journey: Perfusion Science in Lung Transplantation


68 - Not Too Warm, Not Too Cold: Real-world Multi-Center Outcomes with Elevated Hypothermic Preservation of Donor Lungs

J. Haney, M. Hartwig, N. Langer, P. Sanchez, E. Bush.

April 20, 2023, 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
 Rooms 201-203
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 ORAL PRESENTATION - INDEPENDENT

SESSION 42 - Current Challenges in Pediatric Heart Transplant Selection and Outcomes


83 - Donor Heart Preservation Strategy Using a Cold Storage System for Pediatric Heart Transplantation 

C. Buyukgoz, M. Absi, H. R. Martinez, T. Street, R. Siddique, U. Boston.

April 20, 2023, 1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
 Rooms 201-203
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ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION 62 - Deus Ex Machina: Transformation of Heart Transplantation by Machine Perfusion


121 - Results from over 800 Transplant Recipients Enrolled in the GUARDIAN Heart Registry

D. D'Alessandro, Y. Shudo, D. Meyer, S. Silvestry, M. Leacche, C. Sciortino, M. Rodrigo, S. M. Pham, J. P. Jacobs, K. Takeda, H. Copeland, A. Vidic, M. Kawabori, J. Schroder.

April 21, 2023, 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
 Rooms 405-407
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 ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION 75 - THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: New Allocation Policy, DCD Donors...What About Primary Graft Dysfunction?


142 -  Validating the 2014 Consensus Primary Graft Dysfunction Definition: an analysis on the 1,056 patients from the multi-center GUARDIAN registry. 

A. Zuckermann, J. P. Jacobs, Y. Shudo, D. Meyer, S. Silvestry, M. Leacche, C. Sciortino, M. Rodrigo, S. Pham, K. Takeda, H. Copeland, A. Vidic, M. Kawabori, U. Boston, J. Bustamante-Munguira, A. Eixeres Esteve, R. Venkateswaran, J. Schroder, D. D'Alessandro.

April 21, 2023, 2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
 Rooms 205-207
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 ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION 89 - Medications and Machines: Which Ones Improve Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes?


186 - Pediatric Experience Using the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System: A Subgroup Analysis of the GUARDIAN Heart Registry

J. P. Jacobs, U. Boston, Y. Stukov, J. Schroder, J. Bustamante-Munguira, A. Zuckermann.


April 22, 2023, 8:15 AM - 8:25 AM
 Rooms 405-407
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Mini Oral Presentations

 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - PARAGONIX

SESSION MINI ORAL 02 - THE FORCE AWAKENS: Advances in Lung


253 - Ice Is Not 4ºC: Thermodynamic Characterization Of Lungs And Hearts

P. Patel, B. Bulka, L. Churchill, M. Tajima, L. Anderson.

April 19, 2023, 5:42 PM - 5:46 PM
 Rooms 401-404
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - INDEPENDENT

SESSION MINI ORAL 07 - Waste Not Want Not: Pushing the Boundaries in Donor Heart Selection!


304 - Graft Preservation in Heart Transplantation: Clinical and Histological Results Using Three Different Techniques

A. Lechiancole, S. Sponga, I. Vendramin, V. Ferrara, G. Benedetti, G. Guzzi, C. Nalli, C. Di Nora, R. M. Calandruccio, Y. Brindicci, M. Bressan, U. Livi.

April 20, 2023, 4:33 PM - 4:37 PM
 Rooms 603-605
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION MINI ORAL 16 - THE WINTER'S TALE: Hypothermic Machine Preservation of Donor Hearts


391 -  Leveraging Advanced Hypothermic Preservation to Achieve Transplant Program Goals

J. Schroder, M. Leacche, C. Sciortino, Y. Shudo, M. Rodrigo, D. Meyer, M. Kawabori, D. D'Alessandro.


April 21, 2023, 5:00 PM - 5:04 PM
 Rooms 205-207
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - INDEPENDENT

SESSION MINI ORAL 16 - THE WINTER'S TALE: Hypothermic Machine Preservation of Donor Hearts


394 - Evaluating Heart Transplant Outcomes Utilizing the SherpaPak Heart Storage System

S. Finkbiner, J. Mancuso, T. Dalia, J. Baer, H. Farhoud, M. Danter, T. Zorn, J. Hu, J. Baker, H. Shah, Z. Shah, P. Downey, A. Vidic.

April 21, 2023, 5:18 PM - 5:22 PM
 Rooms 205-207
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION MINI ORAL 16 - THE WINTER'S TALE: Hypothermic Machine Preservation of Donor Hearts


395 -  Role of SherpaPak in Donors with Drug Overdose and Long Ischemic Times

J. Mancuso, T. Dalia, A. Malhotra, J. Baer, T. Zorn, P. Downey, D. D'Alessandro, D. Meyer, H. Farhoud, K. Munshi, Z. Shah, M. Danter, S. Silvestry, A. Vidic.


April 21, 2023, 5:24 PM - 5:28 PM
 Rooms 205-207
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION MINI ORAL 16 - THE WINTER'S TALE: Hypothermic Machine Preservation of Donor Hearts


396 - SherpaPak Reduces MCS Use Post Heart Transplant in Long Donor Down and Ischemic Times  

J. Baer, A. Malhotra, T. Dalia, J. Mancuso, T. Zorn, P. Downey, D. D'Alessandro, D. Meyer, S. Greer, H. Shah, Z. Shah, M. Danter, S. Silvestry, A. Vidic.

April 21, 2023, 5:30 PM - 5:34 PM 
 Rooms 205-207
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - INDEPENDENT

SESSION MINI ORAL 16 - THE WINTER'S TALE: Hypothermic Machine Preservation of Donor Hearts


397 - Use of the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System for Infant and Pediatric Donor Hearts: An Initial Experience

E. L. Profita, E. Lee, M. Ma, E. Martin, S. Hollander, D. Rosenthal, T. Nasirov, C. Almond.

April 21, 2023, 5:36 PM - 5:40 PM
 Rooms 205-207
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 MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

SESSION MINI ORAL 16 - THE WINTER'S TALE: Hypothermic Machine Preservation of Donor Hearts


400 - Can Controlled Hypothermic Preservation Provide Clinical Benefits in the Setting of Shorter Ischemic Times Prior to Heart Transplant?

D. Meyer, Y. Shudo, J. Schroder, D. D'Alessandro, S. Silvestry, C. Sciortino, S. M. Pham, M. Rodrigo, J. P. Jacobs, M. Kawabori, K. Takeda, M. Leacche.

April 21, 2023, 5:54 PM - 5:58 PM
 Rooms 205-207
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Poster Presentations

 POSTER PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

POSTER SESSION 1 - Cardiothoracic Surgery


621 - How long can we go? Redefining the Upper Limit of Ischemic Times for Hypothermic Donor Heart Preservation

K. Takeda, S. Silvestry, J. Schroder, D. D'Alessandro, M. Leacche, C. Sciortino, S. M. Pham, A. Vidic, D. Meyer, M. Kawabori, Y. Shudo.

April 19, 2023, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
 Poster Auditorium - Mile High Ballroom
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 POSTER PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

POSTER SESSION 1 - Cardiothoracic Surgery


598 - Outcomes in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Transplant: A Subgroup Analysis of the GUARDIAN Heart Registry

U. Boston, A. Zuckermann, Y. Stukov, J. Schroder, Y. Shudo, J. Bustamante-Munguira, M. Leacche, S. Silvestry, M. Kawabori, K. Takeda, J. P. Jacobs.

April 19, 2023, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
 Poster Auditorium - Mile High Ballroom
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 POSTER PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN HEART

POSTER SESSION 1 - Cardiothoracic Surgery


644 - Improved Outcomes in Older Recipients Undergoing Transplant Using the SherpaPak System: A Subgroup Analysis of the GUARDIAN Heart Registry

H. Copeland, M. Leacche, D. D'Alessandro, C. Sciortino, J. Schroder, S. M. Pham, M. Rodrigo, S. Silvestry, M. Kawabori, Y. Shudo, D. Meyer.

April 19, 2023, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 
 Poster Auditorium - Mile High Ballroom
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 POSTER PRESENTATION - INDEPENDENT

POSTER SESSION 1 - Cardiology


483 - The Effect of Temperature Control Versus Icebox Preservation on Post Heart Transplant Outcome

F. Latif, G. Sayer, D. Lotan, J. Mendoza, M. Regan, D. Tsapepas, A. Ramakrishnan, E. M. DeFilippis, M. Yuzefpolskaya, P. Colombo, P. Kennel, J. Raikhelkar, K. Clerkin, J. Fried, E. Lin, S. Lee, Y. Naka, K. Takeda, N. Uriel.

April 19, 2023, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 
 Poster Auditorium - Mile High Ballroom
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 POSTER PRESENTATION - INDEPENDENT

POSTER SESSION 2 - Cardiothoracic Surgery


967 - Use of the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System Improves Freedom from Requirement for Mechanical Circulatory Support, Reduced Early Acute Cellular Rejection and Preserves Early Lv Function When Compared to Conventional Cold Storage

B. Krishnamoorthy, W. Critchley, N. Nwaejike, V. Mehta, P. Callan, S. Shaw, J. Barnard, R. Venkateswaran.

April 20, 2023, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
 Poster Auditorium - Mile High Ballroom
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 POSTER PRESENTATION - GUARDIAN LUNG

POSTER SESSION 3 - Pulmonology


1232 - Extending Cold Ischemic Time Using LUNGguard: A Single Center Experience In Time Shifting

M. Botros, A. Alsaghayer, C. Tanabe, K. Armas, M. Mabry, A. Goodarzi, S. Yau, J. Youssef, H. Huang, D. Ren, E. Suarez.

April 21, 2022, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 Poster Auditorium - Mile High Ballroom
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