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Join ISHLT and Lung Bioengineering (LBE) for a one-hour webinar where an experienced LBE partner transplant center will provide a first-hand account of how their program has grown through utilization of EVLP services.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) announces the appointment of Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD, FEBTS, FERS, as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of JHLT Open, the Society’s new open access journal. Prof. Van Raemdonck's selection follows a rigorous process led by ISHLT's Publications Oversight Committee.

In 2013, ISHLT published the first official guidelines for implantable MCS. Now, ten years later, the 2023 ISHLT Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10-Year Update is available on JHLT.org!

At ISHLT2023 in Denver, the ISHLT announced more than $400,000 USD in funding for research designed to improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease.

ISHLT is now accepting applications for three new research grants funded by the ISHLT Foundation. Applications for these grants will be accepted until Friday, 29 September at 11:59 p.m. ET/Saturday, 30 September at 03:59 UTC. You must be an ISHLT member to apply.

New chairs of the ISHLT Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) Steering Committees and Professional Communities will take office on Monday, 1 May. Congratulations to these appointed and elected leaders for taking on these important roles for the leadership of the Society.

On Saturday, 22 April, 2023 at the closing General Session at the ISHLT 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, the ISHLT Foundation announced the creation of the Francis D. Pagani, MD Endowed Mentorship Award, and presented the first award.

The 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions marked the start of ISHLT’s incorporation of social responsibility efforts during events to increase the positive impact ISHLT makes on host cities. Due to your generous donations to the ISHLT2023 Sock Drive, ISHLT was able to donate 900 pairs of socks to the Denver Rescue Mission to help those experiencing homelessness.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) announced more than $400,000 USD in funding for research designed to improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease. The grants were funded by the ISHLT Foundation, and announced at the 43rd ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, held 19-22 April in Denver. These grants are the first of two 2023 ISHLT grant cycles. The second cycle opens in May 2023.

Each year at the Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, ISHLT recognizes the best research being presented at the meeting. Awards highlight investigators in each of the ISHLT Professional Communities, and additional abstract awards focus on presentations from early career investigators.

Two weeks ago, more than 3,600 people in the ISHLT international community gathered in Denver to exchange ideas, reconnect, and collaborate over the latest science.

ISHLT is a non-profit, professional, multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the care of patients by promoting research, education, and advocacy. As such, we are writing to express grave concern that the article entitled Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection (A58019) (the “Billing Article”).

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) will host its 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions on 19-22 April, 2023 in Denver, CO USA. The meeting will include educational content spanning the breadth of research and clinical practice in heart and lung transplantation, advanced heart and lung disease, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.

During its 43rd Annual Meeting in Denver, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation will honor the recipient of the ISHLT’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award, Jon Kobashigawa, MD.

During its 43rd Annual Meeting in Denver, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation will honor Jon Kobashigawa, MD, as the recipient of the ISHLT’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Este webinar tiene como objetivo mostrar tanto el manejo médico, así como las indicaciones de terapias avanzadas en el paciente con insuficiencia cardiaca estadio D. Se presentará bajo la perspectiva del ISHLT en colaboración con la Sociedad Mexicana de Cardiología.

ISHLT is pleased to welcome Olivia Taylor as full-time Education Programs Administrator, as of 17 January. Olivia will be responsible for comprehensive support in the development, implementation, and evaluation of events that are part of ISHLT’s education portfolio, including both in-person and online content.

A new joint guideline published today by the HFSA and ISHLT addresses the growing availability and use of acute or temporary mechanical support devices. The joint guideline provides critical recommendations and protocols for the management of patients requiring acute mechanical circulatory support (MCS), with the goals of improving quality of life and reducing the high mortality rates and complications associated with cardiogenic and pulmonary shock.

The new ISHLT/HFSA Joint Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support is now available digitally in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. A collaborative effort commissioned by ISHLT and HFSA has developed this critically-needed guideline for the management of patients requiring acute mechanical circulatory support (MCS).

The Final Program for the 43rd International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is now available. Attendees will meet in-person in Denver, CO USA on 19-22 April, 2023. The program features presentations spanning a breadth of clinical practice and research concerning heart and lung transplantation, advanced heart and lung disease, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.