Dixon-Evans, Jerian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8946-8982
Briley, Alexis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-9216
Way, Jamie S.
Clay, Shondra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8607-9463
Mazurek, Kathryn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-1753
Wafford, Q. Eileen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-8219
Vela, Alyssa M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5308-344X
Grady, Kathleen L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-5365
Article History
Received: 10 November 2025
Accepted: 21 February 2026
First Online: 1 April 2026
Declarations
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: KLG receives funding from NIH/NIA and NIH/NHLBI grants; payment of registration fees for scientific meetings (AHA, HFSA, ACC, ISHLT); leadership role (member ISHLT Board of Directors, Foundation Board, Governance Committee, Leadership Advisory Forum, member/chair Research Oversight Committee, and chair/past chair Grants and Awards Committee). The remaining authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.