Topics include:
❄️ Static #lung preservation at 10° Celsius
🫁 #PGD-3 with #EVLP lung transplant versus standard LTX
⚙️ Escalating #MCS in patients with STEMI-related #cardiogenicshock
🌬️ Does open lung protective ventilation (OLPV) improve donor lung utilization?
#medsky #pulmsky #transplantsky
This month's #ISHLTJournalWatch features studies in critical care and transplant anesthesiology. Brigitte Hollander of Auckland City Hospital is the guest editor for the issue.
#medsky #pulmsky #transplantsky
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ISHLT endorses the 2026 International #CTEPH Conference, which will be held 11-13 June in Warsaw, Poland.💡💸 Early bird registration fees are available through 31 March. 📆 Learn more & register: 🔗 bit.ly/484D5we
#TransplantSky #ICC2026 #MedSky
Dr. Wolfe discusses
- The HOPE Act's impact on practice
- #Immunosuppression, #antivirals, and opportunistic infections
- Organ-specific surveillance for #HIV patients
- Ethics and equitable treatment for patients and donors
#IDsky #medsky #transplantsky
Today on #JHLTThePodcast, we're joined by #TxID expert Cameron Wolfe to discuss the current state of #HIV infection in solid organ #transplantation worldwide.
#transplantsky #medsky #IDsky
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The final study for Feb's #ISHLTJournalWatch was reviewed by Baharan Zarrabian of Duke, who explores Muhtadi Alnababteh's study on whether early post-txp recipient tissue injury can predict mortality or #allograft dysfunction in #LungTransplant.
#pulmsky #medsky #transplantsky
Global leaders in thoracic transplantation attend #ISHLT2026 to share new ideas, explore the latest science, & make lasting connections. The meeting offers something for everyone on the care team. 🫀🫁
Register to join your colleagues in Toronto: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4aFzxTd
#MedSky #TransplantSky
Next up in last month's #ISHLTJournalWatch, Alexandra Mihai reviews a study from @jhlt.bsky.social on whether endothelin-1 expression in #PEA specimens can predict #PH in #CTEPH patients.
#pulmsky #cardiosky #medsky #transplantsky
Attend the #ISHLTAcademy in Infectious Disease/Pharmacy: From Pathogens to Pharmacokinetics - Optimizing Outcomes in Thoracic Transplant in Toronto. 🦠💊
📅 Tuesday, 21 April
➡️ Explore the program + register: 🔗 bit.ly/4ucpRXG
#InfectiousDiseases #PharmacyTx #MedSky #TransplantSky #ISHLT2026
We've been able to EXTEND THE DEADLINE for the @jhlt.bsky.social special issue in #PGD in thoracic organ transplantation. They're now open until Monday, 16 March.
Please submit your PGD papers here:
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#cardiosky #transplantsky #pulmsky
The second study in #ISHLTJournalWatch for February comes from @jimmunol.bsky.social and is presented by Nicole Chrysler, HBSc.
The paper explores the immunologic effects of pre-transplant IL-2 complex therapy in murine models.
#transplantsky #medsky #cardiosky
🚨 LAST CALL 🚨 Submissions for the @jhlt.bsky.social #PGD in thoracic organ #transplantation special issue are due on Saturday, 28 February. Submit your paper ➡️🔗 www.ishlt.org/about/news-d...
#TransplantSky #MedSky
The February #ISHLTJournalWatch highlights topics in cardiothoracic transplant research and immunology, edited by Rupa Kanchi.🔬
The issue features Lauren East, Nicole Chrysler, Alexandra Mihai, and Baharan Zarrabian.
#ISHLT #MedSky #transplantsky
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#ISHLT #ISHLTEarlyCareer
🚨 Submit your papers on primary graft dysfunction (#PGD) to #JHLT. 🫀🫁 Submissions will be accepted until 📆 28 February: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4r6vuog
#CallforPapers #HeartTx #LungTx #TransplantSky #MedSky
In the episode, we explore:
🌍Geographic variability—why it happens and how to address
💓Concerns around donor progression to circulatory arrest after life support withdrawal
🫀Volume of DCD hearts not utilized each year—and the gap between those successfully transplanted
#cardiosky #transplantsky
Are we making the most of #DCD #HeartTx?
Today on #JHLTThePodcast, we explore barriers and opportunities in heart transplant using donation after circulatory death with Katherine G. Phillips, MD, and Brian Wayda, MD, of NYU Langone Health.
#cardiosky #transplantsky
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#ISHLT2026 features 3️⃣ General Sessions with the human stories that are driving progress in 🫀 + 🫁 failure + transplantation, unique featured abstracts, and invited presentations on #xenotransplantation + space medicine. 🫀 🫁🚀
Learn more: 🔗 https://bit.ly/48L5Igs
#MedSky #TransplantSky
Did you know #ISHLTMembers get the best rates to #ISHLT2026? 💸 Join now to save on the meeting of the year + enjoy all other member benefits. ➡️ Sign up today: 🔗 www.ishlt.org/membership
#TransplantSky
Learn about:
🫁 Assessing patients for STS
🔎 Which patients to screen
📈 How the diagnosis influences #transplant decision making, risk assessment
💊 Impacts to #immunosuppression
🩺 Extrapulmonary comorbidities
🔮 Future areas for research
#medsky #pulmsky #transplantsky
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Critically shortened #telomeres influence #InterstitialLungDisease.
Today on #JHLTThePodcast, we talk with the document leads of the latest #ISHLT Consensus Statement, Short Telomere Syndrome and #LungTransplantation.
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#medsky #pulmsky #transplantsky
Check out the latest #ISHLT Standards & Guidelines documents. 8️⃣ were published last year, engaging 169 experts from around the globe. 🌍 Learn more at 🔗 bit.ly/49NdOqt
#TransplantSky #MedSky
📌 Webinar de #ISHLTenEspañol: Consideraciones Médicas, Quirúrgicas, y Anestésicas en el Trasplante para Hipertensión Pulmonar Arterial
🗓️ 11 de Marzo
🔗 Ver el programa y regístrate ahora: https://bit.ly/4qNG4R2
#MedSky #TransplantSky #PAH
The January #ISHLTJournalWatch focuses on topics in #transplant #pharmacy, edited by Colleen Hutchinson. 💊
Topics include the NUDT16 genotype, #daratumumab monotherapy, & early mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor (#mTORi).
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#TransplantSky #PharmSky
In 2025, #ISHLT published 8️⃣ documents regarding professional practice matters and the care of patients with advanced heart and/or lung disease. The Standards & Guidelines program engaged 169 total participants. 💡📚🌎
➡️ Check out the latest documents at 🔗 bit.ly/49NdOqt
#TransplantSky #MedSky
Join ISHLT's #PVD #InterdisciplinaryNetwork next week for a discussion on managing critically ill patients with #PVD. 🖥️💡
➡️ View the program + register: https://bit.ly/4pDzNXE
#MedSky #TransplantSky
On today's #JHLT podcast, Salma Karim and Hans Eiskjær of @au.dk Hospital join early career guest host Bin Yang of Mass General in Boston to discuss the impact of #evolocumab on coronary physiology and microstructure in heart transplant.
#cardiosky #transplantsky #medsky
🚨 #CallforPapers: Submit your papers on Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) in thoracic organ #transplantation to @jhlt.bsky.social. 🫀🫁 Submissions will be accepted until 📆 28 February: 🔗 bit.ly/4r6vuog
#PGD #JHLT #TransplantSky #MedSky
Hear about game-changing #ISHLT moments from ISHLT leaders and community members. 🫀🫁🎯
#TransplantSky #MedSky
📢 It's the FINAL WEEK to submit applications to 4️⃣ #ISHLTResearchGrants.⠀⠀
⏰ Submit by 20 January at 11:59 p.m. ET / 21 January at 03:59 UTC⠀⠀
📖 Learn more and apply at 🔗 https://bit.ly/4p6WX8f
#ECPImmunmodulation #PedsTx #HeartTx #LungTx #research #MedSky #TransplantSky
