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Speaking today at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Prague, Muhammad Mohiuddin, MBBS, said xenotransplantation, hailed as the future of organ transplantation, is poised to become a clinical reality within the next several years.

The same technology that enables a bullet train to travel at speeds up to 200 mph without touching its rails now keeps a failing heart pumping—and in the near future, it will do so via a wireless power connection. Mandeep R. Mehra, MD, FRCP described the cutting-edge heart pump and other advances in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) today at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Prague.

Artificial intelligence will significantly impact the heart transplantation process by helping physicians better assess the complex factors impacting patient outcomes, according to researchers at today’s Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Prague.

Amid the persistent threat of missiles from the air and an array of hazardous terrestrial obstacles, the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health in Kyiv has continued to provide heart transplants to Ukraine’s citizens, performing 40 of the life-saving procedures since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in 2022. The Heart Institute’s Director Borys Todurov, MD, PhD, reported on his team’s extraordinary efforts today at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Prague.

Welcome to ISHLT2024!

Rossa Brugha, MD, PhD, a respiratory pediatrician at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, UK is featured in this installment of Early Career Stories.

The April episode of JHLT: The Podcast explores two studies, one on RV failure in LVAD patients, and the other on new predictive algorithms for PGD in lung transplant.

The March 2024 Journal Watch explores topics in Anesthesiology & Critical Care, including VA-ECMO support, perioperative bleeding in lung transplant, and weaning from mechanical ventilation in bilateral lung transplantation.

The ISHLT 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is in just a few weeks! It’s not too late to join your global peers and colleagues for the latest multidisciplinary transplantation science.

Join ISHLT leaders and fellow members for the virtual ISHLT 2024 Annual Business Meeting on 24 April.

The ISHLT 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is in just two weeks! As the excitement builds, start planning your trip to Prague and mapping out your schedule on site. Visit ISHLT2024 mobile app desktop site and begin adding sessions that fit your interests to your schedule.

While you prepare to travel to ISHLT2024, pack a few new pairs of socks to support the ISHLT2024 Sock Drive. Your donation will support Místní Místním (Locals for Locals) and its commitment to offer free, small services to homeless people and anyone who finds themselves in need in Prague.

In January the Board of Directors approved a charter to formalize the ISHLT en Español, including a steering committee, with representatives from ISHLT’s ten Professional Communities, representation on the ISHLT Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees, and a representative to the ISHLT Leadership Advisory Forum. Paola Morejón Barragán, MD of Clínica Guayaquil Servicios Médicos S.A. in Guayaquil, Ecuador, will serve as the inaugural chair, and Maria Crespo, MD of Penn Lung Transplant Program in Philadelphia, will serve as the vice chair.

ISHLT is seeking nominations for the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award and 2025 Distinguished Service Award. All nomination forms must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, 1 May, 2024.

The March episode of JHLT: The Podcast explores two studies featuring methodologies for diagnosing and monitoring rejection, one in heart transplantation, and the other in lung transplantation.

Experience immersive learning in Prague by attending a Pre-Conference Day event on Tuesday, 9 April, one day before ISHLT2024 begins. Don’t miss the opportunity to challenge your understanding and collaborate with your multidisciplinary, global peers. Seats are filling up fast – act now and register or join the waitlist.

Caitlin Demarest, MD, PhD, a thoracic and lung transplant surgeon and Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University is featured in this installment of Early Career Stories.

The ISHLT has endorsed the 2024 Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics Conference taking place 4-6 March at the Westin Boston Seaport in Boston, MA USA.

Abstracts for the ISHLT 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions are now available to view online, alongside details of the invited lecture symposia that make up the full scientific program for ISHLT2024.