ISHLT 44TH Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
April 10 – 13, 2024
Prague Congress Centre
Prague, Czech Republic
Annual Meeting News
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ISHLT Highlights Research from the Next Generation with 2024 Annual Meeting Abstract Awards3 May 2024
From among the 1,400 presentations from the 44th ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Prague, three abstracts were selected to receive awards to recognize excellence from early career investigators.
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Research and Career Development Funded by Grants from ISHLT and the ISHLT Foundation3 May 2024
ISHLT announced recipients of $175,000 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 44th ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, held 10-13 April in Prague.
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ISHLT2024 Highlights from Roving Reporters24 April 2024
Seven ISHLT members volunteered as Roving Reporters at ISHLT2024, covering pivotal educational sessions and areas of interest in their respective Interdisciplinary Networks.
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ISHLT2024: More than 3,500 in the City of a Hundred Spires23 April 2024
Two weeks ago, more than 3,500 people from the ISHLT global community gathered in Prague to exchange ideas, reconnect, and collaborate over the latest science.
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Can TA-NRP Increase the Number of Patients Receiving Lung Transplants?12 April 2024
Re-perfusing the lungs of an organ donor after the heart has irreversibly stopped beating with a technique called normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) could potentially increase the number of patients receiving lung transplants, according to researchers at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Prague.
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Heart Transplant Recipient Discovers A Calling for Advocacy, Support for Others11 April 2024
Glen Kelley’s journey as a heart transplant recipient came full circle today in Prague, as he addressed attendees of the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), including members of his own care teams.
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Robotically Assisted Lung Transplants Are on the Horizon11 April 2024
While debating the pros and cons of robotically assisted lung transplantation, Albert Jauregui, MD, PhD told attendees at the Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), today in Prague that the time for robotic surgery is now.
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The Future of Xenotransplantation is Nearly Here10 April 2024
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.
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Breakthroughs in Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Devices Add Years to Lives and Life to Years for Heart Failure Patients10 April 2024
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.
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AI Will Provide Heart Transplant Surgeons with New Decision-Making Data10 April 2024
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.
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Kyiv’s Heart Institute Keeps Transplanting Hearts Despite War10 April 2024
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.
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Don’t Miss ISHLT2024 – Register Now23 March 2024
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.
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ISHLT2024 Sessions That Fit Your Interests21 March 2024
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.
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Don’t Forget to Pack Socks for Prague20 March 2024
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.
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ISHLT2024 Scientific Abstract Award Finalists Announced2 February 2024
The ISHLT will present three scientific abstract awards at the upcoming Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Prague.
ISHLT2024 Roving Reporters
Follow the ISHLT2024 Roving Reporters on social media and ISHLTconnect to keep up with all the groundbreaking science at the Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.