Transplant
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Bilateral lung transplant comparable to heart-lung transplant in primary PAH
Recent findings reinforce the widely used strategy of bilateral lung transplantation for most patients with primary PAH who do not have structural heart disease.
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Bridging the gap: Mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation for PAH
Review the need for ECLS, MCS, and ECMO in patients with PAH who are undergoing lung transplantation.
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Progress and priorities in lung transplantation
Future priorities in lung transplantation will be focused on improved donor organ utilization, equitable access, and reduced impact of chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
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Sarcoidosis experts review decisions from diagnosis to transplant
Hakim Azfar Ali, MD, MPH, FCCP, discussed indications and timing for lung transplantation referral in patients with sarcoidosis.
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Session addresses complex pulmonary vascular challenges in cirrhosis
Yu Kuang (Julie) Lai, MD, detailed the diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome and post-liver transplant hypoxemia during the session, which also reviewed portopulmonary hypertension.
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Lung transplantation experts to discuss growing possibilities for patients
Anupam Kumar, MD, FCCP, will chair a Wednesday session on controversies and opportunities that have emerged in the field of lung transplantation in recent years.
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Optimizing lung transplant care
In the evolving landscape of transplant medicine, APPs are proving to be indispensable through their clinical expertise, consistency, and adaptability across care settings.
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Older patients have improved five-year survival for bilateral vs single lung transplant
Investigator, Haytham Elgharably, MD, discusses the practical implications of his recent research on bilateral lung transplant.
