Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: The Challenging Spectrum of PH in Liver and Kidney Transplantation Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Kidney Transplantation ◽  
Mayo Clinic ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Assistant Director

On August 16, 2013, a group of physicians with clinical expertise related to management of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients who are undergoing evaluation for or having liver or kidney transplantation was convened by telephone to discuss this challenging topic. These complex patients represent a spectrum of clinical types of PH and require complete evaluations utilizing a team-oriented and multidisciplinary approach to ensure appropriate treatment and safe transplantation. Facilitated by the guest editors of this issue, Charles Burger, MD, and Paul Forfia, MD, discussants included Michael Krowka, MD, Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; José Diaz-Gómez, MD, Medical Director-ICU, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Anna Hemnes, MD, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and Michael Mathier, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, and Associate Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: Perspectives on PHA's 10th International PH Conference

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Medical Director ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Assistant Director ◽  
Vanderbilt University

As a way to integrate the presentations at PHA's June scientific sessions with clinical practice, Guest Editor Karen Fagan, MD, convened a group of attendees to discuss their experience in Orlando. The discussants included Todd Bull, MD, Associate Professor, Medical Director, Anschutz Intensive Care Unit, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; Anna Hemnes, MD, Assistant Director, Center for Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; C. Gregory Elliott, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Utah and Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah; Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, MD, Assistant Professor in Medicine and Staff Physician, Wall Center Adult PH Clinic, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California; and Paul B. Yu, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

scholarly journals Meeting the Challenge of Surgery and Pulmonary Hypertension: How to Manage the “Hemodynamic Environment” to Optimize Outcomes

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-95
Author(s):  
Richard Channick ◽  
Kenneth R. McCurry ◽  
Ronald Pearl ◽  
Stuart Rich
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
University Of California ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
School Of Medicine

This discussion was moderated by Richard Chan-nick, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California. Panel members included Kenneth R. McCurry, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation Programs, University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Anesthesia Department, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; and Stuart Rich, MD, Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

scholarly journals Bench to Bedside: Principles and Practice of Epoprostenol Therapy, from Maximizing Benefit to Minimizing Side Effects

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Ivan Robbins ◽  
David Langleben ◽  
Michael McGoon ◽  
Abby Krichman
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Mayo Clinic ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Jewish General Hospital ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
Duke University ◽  
Vanderbilt University

Ivan Robbins, MD, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted this discussion. The panel included David Langleben, MD, Director, Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Michael McGoon, MD, Consultant in Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and Abby Krichman, RRT, Pulmonary Hypertension Coordinator, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: Prognostic Indicators for Pulmonary Hypertension

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Mayo Clinic ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Editorial Board Member ◽  
Medical Director ◽  
Prognostic Indicators ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Temple University

Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension editor-in-chief Charles Burger, MD, Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Medical Director, PH Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, convened this issue's guest editors Ioana Preston, MD, Co-director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, and Raymond Benza, MD, Program Director, Heart Failure, Transplant, Mechanical Circulatory Devices and Pulmonary Hypertension, Western Pennsylvania Allegheny Health System, and Professor of Medicine, Temple University, Pittsburgh, along with editorial board member Jonathan Rich, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, for a wide-ranging discussion about clinicians' ability to prognosticate about patients' disease.

Protocols in Heart and Lung Transplantation: An Essential Guide to Preoperative Assessment and Timing to Improve Outcomes

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Victor Tapson ◽  
Robert Frantz ◽  
John Conte
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Lung Transplantation ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Preoperative Assessment ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
Duke University

This discussion was moderated by Victor Tapson, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension and Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. The participants included Robert Frantz, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and John Conte, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: COPD, IPF, and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Clinician's Dilemma

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Puget Sound ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Science Center ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Transplant Program

On October 9, 2013, a group of experts met by telephone to discuss PH in the setting of COPD and IPF. The group consisting of guest editor of this issue Jeffrey Edelman, MD, Head, Lung Transplant Program VA Puget Sound Health System, University of Washington; Deborah J. Levine, MD, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; James Klinger, MD, Director, Rhode Island Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center; and Robert Schilz, DO, PhD, Director of Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Lung Transplantation, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center; provided perspective and insight into how clinicians can approach these patients most effectively.

scholarly journals Imatinib: A Perspective on Its Potential for PAH Patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
R. James White ◽  
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland ◽  
Jeremy Feldman ◽  
Ioana Preston ◽  
Steve Mathai
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Recent Phase ◽  
Hemodynamic Impairment ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

We invited 4 experts to a telephone roundtable facilitated by guest editor Jim White, MD, PhD, on April 13, 2012, to discuss the results of the recent Phase III trial, the Imatinib in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IMPRES) trial (NCT00902174). Investigators enrolled patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with severe hemodynamic impairment at catheterization despite treatment with 2 background therapies. Patients were randomized to placebo or 200 mg imatinib twice daily for 6 months of therapy to assess efficacy. Participating in the discussion were Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, University of Chicago; Iona Preston, MD, Co-director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston; Jeremy Feldman, MD, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Medical Director of Research, Arizona Pulmonary Specialists, Phoenix; Stephen Mathai, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Assisting Pulmonary Hypertension Patients and Families With Treatment Decisions

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Karen Frutiger ◽  
Martha Kingman ◽  
Abby Poms ◽  
Glenna Traiger
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Program Manager ◽  
Nurse Coordinator ◽  
Duke University ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

To complement this issue's theme, “Living With Pulmonary Hypertension,” a discussion on assisting patients with therapy decisions was led by guest editor Glenna Traiger, RN, MSN, Pulmonary Hypertension CNS, University of California, Los Angeles. The panelists included Karen Frutiger, RN, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, University of Rochester Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Program, Rochester, NY; Martha Kingman, Nurse Practitioner, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; and Abby Poms, RRT, Duke University Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program Manager, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

Sickle Cell Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension: Addressing the Mixed Pathology and Special Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Harrison W. Farber ◽  
Mark Gladwin ◽  
Evelyn M. Horn ◽  
Myung H. Park
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Vascular Disease ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
Vascular Medicine ◽  
Blood Institute ◽  
School Of Medicine

This discussion was moderated by Evelyn M. Horn, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. Panel members included Harrison W. Farber, MD, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine; Mark Gladwin, MD, Chief, Vascular Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Myung H. Park, MD, Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

scholarly journals PH Roundtable: Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable: Clinical Experiences With Drug- and Toxin-Related PH

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-85
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Texas Southwestern Medical ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Hypertension Clinic ◽  
The University

Sonja Bartolome, MD, pulmonary hypertension specialist and Director of Liver Transplant Critical Care at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, facilitated a comprehensive discussion among 4 additional clinical experts regarding their experiences with the broad-ranging issues related to treating patients with drug- and toxin-related pulmonary hypertension. Joining the call on May 3, 2018, were Vinicio de Jesus Perez, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and staff physician and Roham Zamanian, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, from the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine; Kelly Chin, MD, Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; and Konstadina Darsaklis, MD, Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut, and cardiologist at Hartford Hospital where she started the pulmonary hypertension clinic.

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