Ashish Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC
@ashishankolamd.bsky.social
❤️ Peds Cardiology and ICU @TexasChildrens | Triple boarded via @BostonChildrens and @ColumbiaMed | Antihrombosis/MCS/VAD | 🏳️🌈👬 Husband | He/him/his.
Excited to get our work out there! We evaluated the impact of steroids on pediatric VAD inflammation & assoc w/ outcomes in the current era - frequently used, decrease inflammation, assoc w/infection & thrombosis #pedsICU #pedsCICU #pedscardiology journals.lww.com/asaiojournal...
Steroid Utilization for Pediatric Ventricular Assist... : ASAIO Journal
022. Methylprednisolone utilization, serial laboratory markers of hemolysis, inflammation, anticoagulation, and VAD adverse outcomes were analyzed. Sixty-eight patients (47% male, median age 3.2 years...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Excited to get our work out there! We evaluated the impact of steroids on pediatric VAD inflammation & assoc w/ outcomes in the current era - frequently used, decrease inflammation, assoc w/infection & thrombosis #pedsICU #pedsCICU #pedscardiology journals.lww.com/asaiojournal...