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Alexander Postalian, MD

@APostalian

Interventional Cardiologist in Houston, TX @Texas_Heart/@TxMedCenter. Tertiary prevention enthusiast. De la casa que vence la sombra.
Houston, TX Joined January 2018
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Alexander Postalian, MD @APostalian
10/10 Breakthrough
Following the first @BiVACOR TAH implant, a donor heart became available and the patient successfully underwent a transplant. This marks a major step forward in evaluating the TAH as a bridge to transplant for severe heart failure.

Patient Update: texasheart.org/the-texas-hear…
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Alexander Postalian, MD @APostalian
@TIME magazine - here we go again.
Is this the future of total artificial hearts?

Dr. William Cohn holds a groundbreaking device ‍🫀 in his hand at The Texas Heart Institute's Cardiology Grand Rounds.

Watch the full talk here: tv.texasheart.org/cardiology-gra…

@BiVACOR
#TotalArtificialHeart #TAH #LVAD #BiVACOR
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Alexander Postalian, MD @APostalian
Trials like this (including TRILUMINATE) will always have a major challenge: the echocardiographer grading the severity of TR will invariably know there is a clip in the tricuspid valve, potentially biasing the interpretation. Any solutions? #CardioTwitter @JACCJournals
JACC Journals @JACCJournals May 17, 2023
#EuroPCR #JACC LBCT SimPub: Short-term outcomes of the real-world bRIGHT study demonstrate that #TTVR using the #TriClip device is safe and effective in treating significant TR in a symptomatic, un-selected cohort at 30 days follow-up. bit.ly/3OjBKZF

#TEER #vhdTR #CardioTwitter
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