Dr. Kanwar is a Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago and Director of the Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension program. She is the Associate Editor for the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation and has previously served on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. With over 150 peer reviewed publications, her area of research focus includes outcomes research in pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support.
Impact of comorbidity burden on outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group analysis.
Impact of comorbidity burden on outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group analysis. Eur J Heart Fail. 2025 Nov; 27(11):2244-2258.
PMID: 40956069
Personalized Approaches to LV Unloading in VA-ECMO: Go With the Flow…or Not?
Personalized Approaches to LV Unloading in VA-ECMO: Go With the Flow…or Not? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Sep 16; 86(11):779-781.
PMID: 40930614
Bloodless heart transplantation in patients who refuse transfusion: An 11-year case series.
Bloodless heart transplantation in patients who refuse transfusion: An 11-year case series. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jan; 171(1):241-250.
PMID: 40935286
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Consensus Statement on Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Consensus Statement on Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 11; 44(11):e73-e131.
PMID: 40910964
Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: The Search Beyond COAPT Is EXPANDing.
Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: The Search Beyond COAPT Is EXPANDing. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Oct; 13(10):102627.
PMID: 40907305
Sex-Specific Transfer Outcomes in Patients With Non-Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock.
Sex-Specific Transfer Outcomes in Patients With Non-Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Oct; 13(10):102620.
PMID: 40884986
Corrigendum to 'Pragmatic approach to temporary mechanical circulatory support in acute right ventricular failure' [J Heart Lung Transplant (2024) 1894-1904].
Corrigendum to 'Pragmatic approach to temporary mechanical circulatory support in acute right ventricular failure' [J Heart Lung Transplant (2024) 1894-1904]. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Dec; 44(12):2047-2048.
PMID: 40874878
CSWG-SCAI Stages Combined With Machine Learning-Based Phenotypes for Serial Risk Stratification in Cardiogenic Shock.
CSWG-SCAI Stages Combined With Machine Learning-Based Phenotypes for Serial Risk Stratification in Cardiogenic Shock. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Oct; 13(10):102611.
PMID: 40840206
Comparison of Heart Failure Cardiogenic Shock Patients with Axillary and Femoral Intra-aortic Balloon Pump: Cardiogenic Shock Working Group report.
Comparison of Heart Failure Cardiogenic Shock Patients with Axillary and Femoral Intra-aortic Balloon Pump: Cardiogenic Shock Working Group report. J Card Fail. 2026 Feb; 32(2):394-405.
PMID: 40846302
Outcomes with Impella CP in acute myocardial infarction vs heart failure cardiogenic shock: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group.
Outcomes with Impella CP in acute myocardial infarction vs heart failure cardiogenic shock: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Feb; 45(2):262-272.
PMID: 40846118