U-CARS 2024 - Session 4 - Debate

Chairs: Yaron Barac, MD/PhD, Tel Aviv University; Abdallah Kfoury, MD, Intermountain; Benjamin Sun, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute

35yo patient with advanced non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in need for advanced therapies:

Option 1: Transplant Directly. Kelly Schlendorf, MD, Vanderbilt

Option 2: LVAD as bridge. Mandeep Mehra, MD, BWH

The speakers will discuss additional clinical characteristics such as GMDT naïve or intolerant or on minimal GDMT, duration of HF history, spectrum of ages and other; and how this variability may further inform the potential therapeutic options.