{"id":12049,"date":"2018-12-05T21:26:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T21:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilts.org\/?page_id=12049"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:36:20","slug":"sig-cardiovascular-topics-in-liver-transplantation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.ilts.org\/about\/special-interest-groups\/sig-cardiovascular-topics-in-liver-transplantation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiovascular Topics in Liver Transplantation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Steering Committee members<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current Topic Coordinators and Steering Committee are all liver transplant professionals with extensive prior experience in one or all of these fields.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ryan Chadha, MD<\/strong> [2025] Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA \u2013 <em>Topic Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gonzalo Crespo, MD<\/strong> [2025] Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain \u2013 <em>Topic Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>James Findlay, MD<\/strong> [2025] Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA \u2013 <em>Affiliated Councilor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Moreshwar Desai, MD <\/strong>[2026] Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Valerio Gianelli, MD <\/strong>[2025] a.o. San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Richard Gilroy, MD<\/strong> [2025] Intermountain Medical Center, Murrey, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kunal Karamchandani, MD, FCCP FCCM<\/strong> [2025] UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roy Kiberenge, MD<\/strong> [2025] Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora Simmons, MD<\/strong> [2025] University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nassir Thalji<\/strong> [2027], Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, San Antonio, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sameer Patel<\/strong> [2027],\u00a0King&#8217;s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susan Smith<\/strong> [2027],\u00a0Emory University, Atlanta, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manhal Izzy, MD<\/strong> [2024] Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lisa VanWagner <\/strong>[2024] Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SIG Aims and Proposed Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Broadening knowledge of disease pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease in high-risk populations such as those with NAFLD and Fontan-associated liver disease, cardiovascular risk stratification prior to liver transplantation, and long-term cardiovascular outcomes after liver transplantation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fostering collaborations in basic and translational\/clinical studies of cardiovascular diseases in liver patients.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Providing a platform for collaboration with related societies including but not limited to the American Heart Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, European Association for the study of the liver.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tailoring educational needs for each member across the novice to expert spectrum using online educational series, webinars, annual meetings, and workshops.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retaining active and motivated members by offering additional opportunities to serve in leadership positions within ILTS through the development of subcommittees and workgroups.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Increasing membership within ILTS by attracting non-liver specialists interested in multidisciplinary collaboration within the sphere of cardiovascular diseases in liver patients.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Establishing networking opportunities through in-person meetings at the ILTS Annual Meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Cardiovascular Special Interest Group is open to any member of the ILTS, and we encourage all members with a special interest in one or all of these exciting and rapidly advancing fields to join.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Educational Material <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SIG has gathered all ILTS educational content related to cardiovascular topics in liver transplantation in one place! And this includes a dedicated SIG newsletter by the Steering Committee members. Use this platform without moderation:<br \/>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/old.ilts.org\/about\/special-interest-groups\/sig-cardiovascular-topics-in-liver-transplantation\/sig-resources-cardiovasc\/\">SIG Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>How to join<\/strong><br \/>\nMembers can join by selecting one or more SIGs from their profile page on this website: click on your name, your profile and add a SIG group.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13976 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-ilts-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/25125655\/Capturek-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-ilts-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/25125655\/Capturek-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp-ilts-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/25125655\/Capturek-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp-ilts-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/25125655\/Capturek.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 99.925%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: hidden; height: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 37.3873%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.9249%; background-color: #bb5566; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/old.ilts.org\/account\/\"><strong>Add a SIG to Your Profile\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.6877%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Special Interest Group was created with the aim of furthering the knowledge about pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of conditions that simultaneously affect the liver and the heart. 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