ISHLT 44TH Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Seven ISHLT members volunteered as Roving Reporters at ISHLT2024, covering pivotal educational sessions and areas of interest in their respective Interdisciplinary Networks.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The ISHLT will present three scientific abstract awards at the upcoming Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Prague.

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.

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.