Circulation On The Run

Dr Carolyn Lam:                Welcome to Circulation on the Run, your weekly podcast summary and backstage pass to the journal and its editors. I'm Dr Carolyn Lam, associate editor from the National Heart Center and Duke National University of Singapore. Dr Gregory Hundley:       And I'm Greg Hundley, associate editor from the Pauley Heart Center at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia.                                                 Well, Carolyn, this week's feature is from Professor Carl Lindstrom from Helsinki University Hospital and the University of Helsinki and evaluates whether administration of simvastatin via nasogastric tube in brain-dead individuals prior to cardiac transplant donation improves transplant recipient cardiac-related outcomes. It is a randomized trial using an inexpensive therapy, and I look forward to that discussion with Professor Lindstrom. How about we grab a cup of coffee and start off our discussion today. Dr Carolyn Lam:                All right, so here goes. The first paper th