39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
3 April to 6, 2019
Orlando, FL, USA
The 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the ISHLT was held 3-6 April, 2019 at the Loews Meeting Complex in Orlando, FL USA.
Scientific Program
JHLT Abstract SupplementAnnual Meeting News
- Wednesday, 3 April (Morning)
- Wednesday, 3 April (Evening)
- Thursday, 4 April
- Friday, 5 April
- Saturday, 6 April
Press Releases
Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
- Older heart-failure patients ineligible for transplants fare well on novel pump, opening door to new treatment option
- Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation releasing themed issue on MCS to coincide with ISHLT2019
- Researchers develop method for early detection of common post-transplant cancer
Thursday, 4 April, 2019
- Researchers call for national guidelines on marijuana use and heart transplant eligibility
- New system to preserve donor hearts could expand donor pool by using organs outside of standard scope
- Hearts from Hepatitis C patients are safe to transplant, research shows
- HeartMate 3 heart pump reduces burden of bleeding and stroke rates, eliminates pump thrombosis
Friday, 5 April, 2019
- Special Ops approach to transplants boosts patient outcomes, lowers cost
- New approach to assessing rejection in heart transplant patients far more effective
