In this episode, JHLT: The Podcast highlights a special issue of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation that's just been released. The issue focuses on innovations in Device Therapies, and was edited by JHLT Deputy Editor Manreet Kanwar, MD, FACC, of the University of Chicago. Dr. Kanwar joins Digital Media Editor Van-Khue Ton, MD, PhD for a discussion about the special issue.

The discussion explores:

• The importance of discussing device therapies in the advanced heart and lung failure communities
• The most anticipated device therapies in the pipeline for clinicians and patients to consider
• The impact of publishing in JHLT

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