ISHLT 45^th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Sunday, 27 April – Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
Boston, MA USA

ISHLT2025 Abstracts Now Available Online!

Abstracts for the ISHLT 45^th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions are now available to view on the Online Program Viewer, alongside details of the invited lecture symposia that make up the full Final Scientific Program for ISHLT2025. As you read, you’ll be inspired and energized by all the cutting-edge science that will be available in Boston!

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Schedule at a Glance

Plan your schedule now to make sure you don't miss any of the exciting science or networking opportunities available to attendees of ISHLT2025. The Schedule at a Glance is your overview of everything happening onsite in Boston, 26-30 April.

Saturday, 26 April

7:00 – 9:00 a.m

Registration Open (Preconference Day Academies & Workshops)

8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall / Exhibitor Set Up

8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

ISHLT Academy: Cardiogenic Shock

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m

ISHLT Academy: Core Competencies in Lung Transplantation

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m

ISHLT/ICA CTEPH Conference

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Open (Annual Meeting)

2:30 – 5:00 p.m.

DEIA Workship

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Early Career & Trainee Welcome Reception

Sunday, 27 April

6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 – 7:45 a.m.

First Time Attendee Orientation Breakfast
Supported by Sanofi

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

General Session I

9:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
Poster Session 01 Open

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Industry Symposia and Special Sessions

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:00 – 4:15 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

4:30 – 5:45 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception with Exhibitors and Poster Presenters
Supported by TransMedics

Poster Session 01 with Presenters

7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Early Career Mentor Meetup

Monday, 28 April

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 – 7:45 a.m.

Mechanical Circulatory Support Interdisciplinary Network Breakfast

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Network Breakfast

8:00 – 9:15 a.m

Symposia / Oral Sessions

9:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
Poster Session 02 Open

9:15 – 9:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

General Session II

11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Industry Symposia and Special Sessions

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:00 – 4:15 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Mini Oral Sessions

Reception with Exhibitors and Poster Presenters

Poster Session 02 with Presenters

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Professional Community Receptions

Tuesday, 29 April

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:15 – 8:00 a.m.

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network Breakfast
Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network Breakfast

8:15 – 9:30 a.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Poster Session 03 Open

9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Industry Symposia and Special Sessions

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Dismantle

3:00 – 4:15 p.m.

Symposia / Oral Sessions

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Mini Oral Sessions

Poster Session 03 with Presenters

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Professional Community Receptions

Wednesday, 30 April

All times are in US Eastern Time

Announcements

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7 April 2025

Don’t Miss ISHLT2025 – Register now

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2023 International Thoracic Organ Transplant (TTX) Registry Report

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26 March 2025

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation to Honor Dr. Stuart Sweet with Distinguished Service Award

ISHLT will honor Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD, with the 2025 Amanda W. Rowe Distinguished Service Award. The Award will be presented during General Session III at the ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Boston on Wednesday, 30 April, 2025.

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