Episode 76: Evolocumab's Impact on Coronary Physiology and Microstructure in De Novo Heart Transplant Recipients

JHLT: The Podcast returns with an episode discussing the paper, " Impact of evolocumab on coronary physiology and microstructure in de-novo heart transplant recipients ," from the January issue of JHLT . Featured on this episode is early career guest host Bin Yang, MD , of Massachusetts General Hospital. Mentored by Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD , Dr. Yang shares hosting duties this episode and brings great questions to the discussion. Drs. Yang and Ton are joined by the first author, Salma Karim , and senior author, Hans Eiskjaer , both from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. The discussion explores: What imaging and physical markers the researchers used to determine if evolocumab was influencing the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) The potential role of lipid-lowering therapies or statins in treating CAV The relationship between CAV and microvascular resistance (IMR) For the latest studies from JHLT , visit , or, if you're an ISHLT member, access your Journal membership at . In case you missed it, earlier this month the JHLT Digital Media Editors recapped their favorite papers from 2025. Take a listen! Don't already get the Journal and want to read along? Join the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation at for a free subscription, or

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Episode 76: Evolocumab's Impact on Coronary Physiology and Microstructure in De Novo Heart Transplant Recipients is an episode from JHLT: The Podcast by Jessica Burke.

This episode is 19:24 long.

This episode was published on Jan 21, 2026.

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