Stavros George Drakos @StavrosDrakos Twitter profile

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Stavros George Drakos

6 years

Thank you all for your great help and support over the years! @UofUHealth @JosefStehlik @JamesCFangMD @SHMcKellarMD @JJRyanMD @nmarrouche

University of Utah

@UUtah

6 years

Congrats to @UofUHealth 's Stavros Drakos on being recognized by @Forbes as one of the top cardiologists in the country: Dr. Drakos was one of 27 to be included on Forbes' list.

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3 years

CVICU-CVMU rounds lunch break: White Board education with our trainees & staff on Xmas eve! Happy Holidays to all! ⁦ @JJRyanMD ⁩ ⁦ @carolinemilneMD ⁩ ⁦ @TomVargheseJr ⁩ ⁦ @JamesCFangMD ⁩⁩ ⁦ @rashmeeushah ⁩⁩ ⁦⁦ @mmamas1973 ⁩ ⁦ @DrMarthaGulati ⁩

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

6 months

First data on COST-EFFECTIVENESS of SHOCK TEAM! Exciting findings presented by @kon_sideris : favorable cost-effectiveness complementing the previously reported improvement of #CardiogenicShock outcomes with the TEAM approach! @Joseph_Taleb @CPKyriakopoulos @EDavisNurse #AHA23

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

The Power of Teams!Our @UofUHealth SHOCK TEAM Feasible & Beneficial:Proof of Concept! HF+Interventional+Surgery+CVICU working together! @Joseph_Taleb @JamesCFangMD @SHMcKellarMD @FrederickWelt @JosefStehlik @LindenfeldJoann @NMHheartdoc @jesse8850 @TJaredBunch @DukeHFDoc @SVRaoMD

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@CircAHA

5 years

The multidisciplinary Shock Team approach for the treatment of refractory cardiogenic shock decreased in-hospital and 30-day all-cause mortality | #AHAJournals @JoeTonnaMD @StavrosDrakos @Joseph_Taleb @UofUHealth

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

Proud of our PhD student @ThirupuraShank1 & our Team's work: VDAC2 plays a crucial role in excitation-contraction coupling and is identified as novel therapeutic target for HF and myocardial recovery @NEH_CVRTI @ChaudhuriLab @FrankBSachse @heshamasadek

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

Q: How can u tell a program is attractive to trainees? A: Maybe an indication is rounding on an Aug weekend with trainees visiting from Med Schools in Peru, Panama, Cyprus, Greece & the US. Q: R u sure they don’t come to Utah just for the views?? :-) @UofUHealth @UofUMedicine

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

24 days

1/. Ten projects from “VAD WEAN” Cardiac Recovery Registry (50 sites worldwide, >600 HF pts) being presented @ #ISHLT2024 . Exciting results: ⁃Long-term “Survival Free of VAD/Tx post-VAD weaning” equivalent to propensity matched “ISHLT Registry post-Transplant Survival”

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

Excellent presentation & results by @fotini_K68 : HF Nurse-Driven Telephone & In-Person Education Improves Outcomes! FIRST HF RCT in Cyprus! Congrats @EkateriniL et al! Nursing Investigator Award at #HeartFailure2019 @CyUniTech @Filippatos @UCYMedical @neokyma13 @jessup @escardio

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 months

Can patients at risk for RV Failure after LVAD implantation be identified before LVAD therapy? Check out our @JAMAcardio publication: Review thread below. @Joseph_Taleb @CPKyriakopoulos @JamesCFangMD @PalakShahMD @HiesingerLab @preventfailure @JosefStehlik

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

1 year

#UCARS23 Submit ABSTRACT by Feb 5! Opportunity to Interact with World-Class, Bench-to-Bedside, Faculty! AGENDA: #SeidmanLab @DrRosengart @LavineLab @AranyLab @EricAdler17 @rcstarling @WilcoxHeart @MaryjaneFarrMD @NirUrielMD @manreetkanwar @PalakShahMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 years

#UCARS20 Bench-to-Bedside Innovation!AGENDA: Keynotes by Doug Mann & Liz Hammond! At work & want to watch?LIVE LINK at: @UofUHealth @IntermtnMedCtr @JamesCFangMD @JosefStehlik @LindenfeldJoann @WilsonTangMD @seanvandiepen @davebaran

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

2 years

#UCARS22 Mar 24-25!Renowned Guest Faculty presenting virtually from around the globe! Check out Agenda updated with accepted Innovative Abstracts/Featured Oral Presentations session: @NEH_CVRTI @JosefStehlik @JamesCFangMD @KirkKnowlton @OmarWever

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

1 year

/1. VAD WEAN Recovery Registry: 38 sites worldwide, 400 HF pts! Multi-year Survival Free of VAD/Tx post VAD wean = SIMILAR to ISHLT registry Transplant survival = attractive option for young pts=avoid or postpone Transplant #ISHLT2023 Co-Investigators listed below & in map 🌎

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 months

Happy New Year from our CVICU and HF team! @UofUHealth @Sean_Selko @AlisonBrannMD @UtahIMCMRs @LKemeyou @TomHanffMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

2 years

UNOS analysis suggests that current practice of new allocation system/accelerated path to Tx may not “offer’ temp MCS pts the opportunity/adequate time to Receive GDMT, Recover & therefore Save Precious Scarce Donors for pts with no recovery & no other options! @MaryjaneFarrMD

Veli Topkara

@VeliKTopkaraMD

2 years

Rapid availability of organs in the new heart allocation system improved the incidence of transplant and lowered the mortality risk in temporary MCS pts. What about recovery? New collaborative study from Columbia and Utah HF teams published @jaccjournals

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

Sir Magdi Yacoub delivering the Paul Dudley White lecture:“Reflections and Aspirations: Lessons from 4000 years”. From the “gift” of heart transplant to impactful global health initiatives! Truly inspirational! Honored to represent @UofUHealth at the panel discussion! #AHA18

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

Proud of our fellow @MikeYin19 presenting on Impact of Time Course of LVAD-Mediated Reverse Remodeling on Post Explant Long-Term Sustainability of Myocardial Recovery: Insights from RESTAGE-HF Multicenter trial. #ISHLT2021 @UofUHealth @MonteHeart @ClevelandClinic @EmmaBirks6

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

Proud of our fellow @CPKyriakopoulos presenting on “Predicting RV Failure Following LVAD Support: A Derivation-Validation Multicenter Risk Score” at #ISHLT2021 . Collaborative work from @UofUHealth @IntermtnMedCtr @InovaHealth @HenryFordNews @IHVInews @PalakShahMD @preventfailure

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 months

Inspiring talk by @DYannopoulos Cardiac arrest toll in 2024: how to build a large-scale life-saving program! How many things we can do with such low “number needed to treat” to save one life (slides attached)! #UCARS24 @UCARS_recovery @JoeTonnaMD @aciulloMD @TomHanffMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

As usual post #UCARS19 our PAST TRAINEES/NOW RISING STAR HF ATTENDINGS(from Florida,NC,Brazil,China,Greece,etc) remained in town for a week of inpatient rounds with our CURRENT TRAINEES & us.Learning from each other! @UofUHealth @JamesCFangMD @JosefStehlik @JJRyanMD @NMHheartdoc

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

8 months

Excellent work presented by the team in Hannover at #EUMS2023 ! Congratulations! @JanSchmitto @manreetkanwar @PalakShahMD @CPKyriakopoulos @AditiNayakMD @JosefStehlik @OmarWever @MRMehraMD @RyanTedfordMD @EUMS_2020 @HajjJennifer @AHajduczok @AngelaWashenko @mariscanelson

Aiste Monika Jakstaite

@Jakstaite_A

8 months

Grateful for the chance to present our findings on long-term outcomes post LVAD explant at #EUMS2023 ➡️ strategies to promote myocardial recovery have to be actively employed‼️ @JBauersachsMD @ruhparwar @JanSchmitto @BSchmack_MD @StavrosDrakos @MHH_life @YoungDgk @DGK_org

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

#UCARS21 One Week Away! Check out the Final Agenda & Register: Innovative Original Abstracts & Guest Faculty! Keynote by Sir Magdi Yacoub! @IntermtnMedCtr @JosefStehlik @tonkhueMdPhd @PalakShahMD @manreetkanwar @shelleyhallmd @behnam_tehrani @NavinKapur4

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

6 years

‘Utah’s Famous Firsts’ airing at KBYU Channel 11,Apr 1,2.00pmMT.Jeff Anderson, C. Selzman and me interviewed+Pictures/videos from historic first-in-man Artificial Heart implant in Barney Clark @UofUHealth .From 1:15:30 to 1:27:30 at: @JJRyanMD @NirUrielMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

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#ISHLT2024 Can we identify advanced HF patients with high likelihood for heart recovery before they commit to advanced therapies pathway (Tx, VAD, other) ? “Yes, we can” ! Multi-center cardiac recovery personalized calculator Derivation: 5 sites External Validation: 4 sites

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

1 year

THANKS to ALL collaborating sites & colleagues: @PalakShahMD , @manreetkanwar , et al! Pictures with clear messages ! Proud of @CPKyriakopoulos : mature handling of Q&A indicated readiness to graduate from our research fellowship to start residency @UofUInternalMed 😀 #ISHLT2023

Angela Washenko, RN

@AngelaWashenko

1 year

Excellent talk and discussion by @CPKyriakopoulos on recovery. @StavrosDrakos @JosefStehlik @manreetkanwar @MaryjaneFarrMD @OmarWever

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

2 years

Medicine in the Age of Electronics: impact on patient Access, Care and Outcomes.Our outreach nurse coordinator @AngelaWashenko sharing our program’s efforts to help patients & colleagues across many states! #VAD -USERSmeeting. @mariscanelson @camila_vargas @EDavisNurse @TomHanffMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

…. it is unclear how long FDA review will take, although Dean Li, head of Merck's research labs, said, "they are going to try to work with alacrity on this." Always Proud of our own Dean Li! @UofUHealth @UU_MolecularMed @Will_Dere @RondinaLab @JamesCFangMD @RecursionChris

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@Reuters

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Merck's COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50% in study

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

#UCARS21 :ABSTRACT deadline Feb 15 & innovative faculty AGENDA: Keynote:Sir Magdi Yacoub,MD: “Myocardial recovery:What it takes to overcome dogmas in Medicine? @NEH_CVRTI @IntermtnMedCtr @JosefStehlik @tonkhueMdPhd @PalakShahMD @manreetkanwar @kofi_larry

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

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Proud of our IM resident @CPKyriakopoulos presenting 2 abstracts on characteristics associated with successful outcomes for ADHF-CS patients and CS transfers #ACC24 @Joseph_Taleb @kon_sideris @rana_hamouche @carolinemilneMD @TomHanffMD @UtahIMCMRs @UofCV @UofUCTSurgery

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

Tour de force talk by my partner @JosefStehlik on #HeartTransplant innovation during the next decade! #Onassis Center Advanced HF Congress. @ISHLT @MRMehraMD @MarcoMetra @rcstarling @DukeHFDoc @DrNancySweitzer @Filippatos @jesse8850 @NMHheartdoc @PalakShahMD @manreetkanwar

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

1 year

Monitoring PA Pressures With CardioMEMS May Help LVAD Patients @Abraham_Jacob @Sarstastic @KatyFraser5

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 months

#UCARS2024 two days away! Complimentary Live Stream Option–register at: Agenda updated with Bench-to-Bedside Featured Abstracts and Industry Theaters: @NMHheartdoc @heshamasadek @DYannopoulos @manreetkanwar @NavinKapur4 @KevinShahMD

Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 months

#UCARS2024 Opportunity to interact with leading experts & hundreds of clinicians & bench-to-bedside researchers from around the globe! @Transactivator @NMHheartdoc @heshamasadek @DYannopoulos @manreetkanwar @NavinKapur4 @davebaran @richa_agarwalMD @BaracYaron @angie_lorts

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

6 years

RESTAGE-HF: US Multicenter Trial Bridge-to-Recovery/Remission:Impressive 50% VAD explantation & very low HF recurrence! #ISHLT2018 @NirUrielMD @JosefStehlik @JamesCFangMD @MRMehraMD @JJRyanMD @SHMcKellarMD @UofUHealth @OmarWever @DrBenjaminHorne @VietHeartPA @MinnowWalsh @srgfin

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

We now have openings for Post-Doctoral fellow & Graduate PhD student in my Lab (). Candidates please email CV @ stavros.drakos @hsc .utah.edu. @NEH_CVRTI @RobinShawCVRTI @RutterLab @Joseph_C_Wu @Rongtian2 @DanKellyPennCVI @K_Stellos @utahccts @KatsuFunai

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

2 years

Tour de force talk on glucose metabolism in HF & potential therapeutic implications by @IntMedAbel !A mentor & collaborator of many investigators in this field! #OlympiadCVMed @AdamWende @kdrosato @ChaudhuriLab @RondinaLab @DOM_UCLA @dgsomucla @JulieCKiefer

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

#UCARS19 just 1 month away! REGISTER NOW! Keynotes: NHLBI Director & ESC President! Exceptional Guest Faculty: @shelleyhallmd @StanfordCVI @MRMehraMD @NirUrielMD , et al! See Full Agenda: @UofUHealth @JamesCFangMD @JosefStehlik @rashmeeushah @SHMcKellarMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

Exceptional work by @StavrosStavrak1 et al: first human randomized trial of low-level transcutaneous electrical stimulation (LLTS) of the vagus nerve significantly reduces AF burden by 85%! #HRS2019 @UofOklahoma @biljana_parapid @mmamas1973 @DiakosNikos @kdrosato @ba_steinberg

Ali Yousif

@AFYousifMD

5 years

Very inspiring to see my mentor present a late breaking trial! TREAT-AF #hrs2019 #EPeeps #EPTwitter #afib @HRSonline

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

1 year

Cesar @ivguerrerom : we have to acknowledge that as depicted in the attached pictures, your co-chair, Dr. @MaryjaneFarrMD , showed up at the myocardial recovery session dressed VERY appropriately 😄 #ISHLT2023 @manreetkanwar @PalakShahMD @JosefStehlik @DrJennHaythe @JLGrodin

Maryjane Farr MD MSc, FACC FAST FHFSA FAHA

@MaryjaneFarrMD

1 year

Pleasure was all mine Cesar!

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

Thank you Madysen and @manreetkanwar for sharing your great story with us! @PalakShahMD @preventfailure @rashmeeushah @TomVargheseJr @DrMarthaGulati @KBreathettMD @DrNancySweitzer @rcogswell_umn @UofUHealth @ersied727 @JJRyanMD @InadomiJ @UtahIMCMRs @carolinemilneMD @SonjaRaaum

U-CARS

@UCARS_recovery

3 years

@manreetkanwar now presenting live patient participation talk #UCARS21 @StavrosDrakos @JamesCFangMD @JosefStehlik @CSelzman @UofUCV @AWashenko @KevinShahMD @OmarWever @UofUSurgery

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 years

Live patient participation at #UCARS20 !Kathleen Grady, @NorthwesternU , & @JosefStehlik helping all of us LEARN FROM OUR MYOCARDIAL RECOVERY LVAD PATIENTS! @UofUHealth @NMHheartdoc @WilcoxHeart @UCARS_recovery @KevinShahMD @NirUrielMD @ColletteWixCall @VietHeartPA @tonkhueMdPhd

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

1 year

Always useful to present intriguing data that can help us further advance the field! Clear messages in the attached slides! Great job by the new generation of investigators at @UofUHealth HF program: our fellow @McH_AndersonMD mentored by @TomHanffMD #ISHLT2023 @NEH_CVRTI

Thomas Hanff, MD MSCE

@TomHanffMD

1 year

How well do hemodynamics predict waitlist mortality prior to transplant? Fantastic talk from @UofUCV fellow @McH_AndersonMD showing little correlation. Great ideas how to explain this @ishlt2023 @AngelaWashenko @StavrosDrakos @JosefStehlik @UCARS_recovery

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 months

#UCARS2024 Opportunity to interact with leading experts & hundreds of clinicians & bench-to-bedside researchers from around the globe! @Transactivator @NMHheartdoc @heshamasadek @DYannopoulos @manreetkanwar @NavinKapur4 @davebaran @richa_agarwalMD @BaracYaron @angie_lorts

U-CARS

@UCARS_recovery

4 months

U-CARS 2024 is one month away, check out our exciting line up of speakers and register TODAY! @StavrosDrakos @NirUrielMD @manreetkanwar @JosefStehlik @MRMehraMD @RobinShawCVRTI @NMHheartdoc @NavinKapur4 @aciulloMD @KirkKnowlton @saraj_pereira @UlrichJordeMD @JamesCFangMD

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

3 years

Enjoyed the discussion on #ShockTeam & need for collaborative & prospective research initiatives to advance #cardiogenicshock field!Thanks for hosting me @papalambros & @GHernandezMD @UMMC_Heart @JavedButler1 @FilioBillia @behnam_tehrani @taraloujones @jesse8850 @SVRaoMD @EldrinL

Gabriel A Hernandez MD FACC FSCAI

@GHernandezMD

3 years

Thank you @StavrosDrakos for virtually stopping by Jackson-Mississippi and giving us a great insight about the #Shockteam #revivetheswan @papalambros

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 years

If someone doesn't realize the impact of “privilege” on our societies please show them this video:

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

5 years

“Find your Mentor Mixer“! Drs. Megan Fix & @JJRyanMD introducing this amazing event: nothing feels better than effectively mentoring & guiding our medical students! Great attendance by our students and faculty! Kudos to Sarah, Mo, Megan and @JJRyanMD ! @UofUHealth @TomVargheseJr

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Stavros George Drakos

@StavrosDrakos

4 years

Our post-doc, Rachit Badolia, on the role of Glu Metabolism in Myocardial Recovery: Therapeutic Implications! Collaboration between @UofUHealth @Intermountain & @vasaltlakecity ! #AHA19 @AHAScience @TJaredBunch @VietHeartPA @mmamas1973 @DrMarthaGulati @purviparwani @JulieCKiefer

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