Reaching a Consensus: A Change in Heart Procurement with Dr. Hannah Copeland

05/22/24 • 50 min

In this episode, we're joined by the remarkable Dr. Hannah Copeland, one of the foundational authors of the notable ISHLT Consensus Statement on Donor Heart and Lung Procurement. Dr. Copeland has contributed to numerous research publications on various cardiac topics, with a remarkable emphasis on standardizing the many common variables that can shift the circumstances of a case.

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