Episode 79: Early Experience in Heart Transplantation Using Donors with HIV

This month on JHLT: The Podcast , the Digital Media Editors host two themed discussions around HIV in solid organ transplantation. The conversation begins with a discussion of the paper, " Early experience in heart transplantation utilizing donors with HIV ," which appears in the March issue of JHLT . First author Omar Saeed, MD, MSc , of the Division of Cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, NY USA, joins the episode. The conversation includes discussion of: The ethics and evolution of the Montefiore program's transplant eligibility and criteria The role of the HOPE Act in the changes to the program Superinfection, viral strain analysis, and informed consent of organ recipients Long-term patient follow upsa nd how other centers can begin this research For the latest studies from JHLT , visit , or, if you're an ISHLT member, access your Journal membership at . Return later this month for a broader conversation with an infectious diseases expert about HIV in transplantation. 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 79: Early Experience in Heart Transplantation Using Donors with HIV is an episode from JHLT: The Podcast by Jessica Burke.

This episode is 19:26 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2026.

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