❤️ Peds Cardiology and ICU @TexasChildrens | Triple boarded via @BostonChildrens and @ColumbiaMed | Antihrombosis/MCS/VAD | 🏳️‍🌈👬 Husband⁣ | He/him/his.

Joined November 2011
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We don’t often get recognized for the work we do everyday in medicine, but boy does it feel good when you do. So excited to have been awarded an Early Career Award for Excellence in Patient Care at @bcmhouston! #babyhearts
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Awesome cheat sheet of imaging/cath related risk factors for pts with LV hypoplasia undergoing consideration for biventricular repair from @BostonChildrens #pcics2025
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Gotta love friend and mentor @JohnKheir stressing the importance of the venous column! A perennial favorite ♥️ #PCICS2025
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Ashish A. Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC retweeted
When baby Laken’s family was told there was no hope, they turned to Texas Children’s for a second opinion. Our Heart Transplant Program—#1 in the Nation—performed his life-saving transplant. He’s now thriving and preparing to head home to Nashville.
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Ashish A. Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC retweeted
Join us for this exciting session on Optimizing ECMO Outcomes at our #PC4PAC3Spring25 meeting in DC next week! Look forward to seeing you there and improving outcomes together! @pac3quality @ChildrensNatl #PedsICU #PedsCICU #ECMO #PedsCards #CHD
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Excited to get our 📝 out there! We evaluated the impact of steroids on pediatric VAD inflammation & assoc w/ outcomes in the current era journals.lww.com/asaiojourna…

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We show that steroids are used frequently, significantly decrease inflammatory markers, but are assoc w/ infectious & thrombotic complications @PuriKriti @TCHheartcenter #pedsICU #pedsCICU #pedscardiology
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So proud of our #team at @TCHheartcenter for being named the #1 Pediatric Heart Center for the 8th straight year! It’s been a privilege to be a part of this for the past 3 years and underscores countless hours of dedication and teamwork, all for those ♥️💙’s #PedsICU #pedsCICU
Excited to announce that we were recently named the #1 Pediatric Heart Center in the US by @usnews for the 8th year in a row! Congratulations to our team members who work tirelessly providing exemplary care, and thanks to all of the families who entrust their care to us daily!
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A highlight of my fall - teaching 1st year medical students @bcmhouston about topics near and dear to my ♥️, shock and hemostasis! #PedsICU #PedsCICU
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This could not be more true. Words to live by #pedsICU #pedsCICU
#TipsForNewAttendings The importance of knowing all the details of your patient's care doesn't end when you're no longer a trainee. Trust, but verify, the details presented to you- then, you can be certain patients are receiving the best care. #kittlesonrules
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Data linkage studies like this @pc4quality @ACTION4HF are so impactful and needed! Congrats to the authors ♥️ #PedsICU #PedsCICU
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Our recent publication in @PedCritCareMed explored the outcomes of children with advanced heart failure who received ventricular assist devices (VADs). While VADs improve survival rates, prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) after VAD placement poses increased risks.
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This is so spot on!
👏🏻👏🏻perfection 🫀
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Ashish A. Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC retweeted
Welcome to PC4 Day!!! Get ready to learn how to prevent unplanned extubations, reduce variability in failure to rescue and impact change in your Heart Center #PC4PAC3Spring2024 @pc4quality @CardiacUnited

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Ashish A. Ankola, MD, FAAP, FACC retweeted
NSAIDs need not be avoided in #pediatric patients <6 months after #cardiac #surgery. We monitor closely in the #pedscicu & #pedsicu anyways! This study shows no ⬆️ in #aki! #peds #nephrology #medtwitter #icu #neotwitter #cardiology #renal #kidney #heart cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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More great adult #VAD learning - optimizing hemodynamics after HM3 implantation shown to reduce hemocompatibility related AE’s. #ISHLT2024
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Great work out of @ACTION4HF showing that the majority of pediatric VAD strokes occur early - how we mitigate bleeding and thrombosis during the post-implant period is certainly a challenge! #ISHLT2024
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Want to learn about steroid use in pediatric #VAD inflammation in the current era @TCHheartcenter? Come visit me at #ISHLT2024 today! #pedscardiology #pedsCICU @PuriKriti @josephspinner
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