Recent Pathology Topics on ISHLT Journal Watch

Published 26 October 2026
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ISHLT October 2026 Journal Watch in Pathology

This month's ISHLT Journal Watch features recent pathology topics related to rejection after both heart and lung transplantation.

Issue editor Margaret L. Axelrod, MD, PhD, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO USA, gathers topics from three contributors.

They review papers on:

  • Airway molecular signatures in antibody-mediated lung transplant rejection
  • Molecular characterization of AMR using tissue-based transcriptomics in heart transplantation
  • Acute cellular rejection after heart transplantation: Validation of HEARTBiT, a transcriptomic biomarker

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Issue Editor: 
Margaret Axelrod headshotMargaret L. Axelrod, MD, PhD

Department of Pathology & Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO USA

 

 

 


Contributors:

Justin Burk headshotJustin L. Burk, DO
Yale School of Medicine
Hartford, CT USA

 

 

Jose Coelho Lima headshotJose Coelho Lima, MD, PhD
The Newcastle Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

 

 

Samantha Wahlers headshotSamantha Wahlers, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO USA

 

 

Journal Watch Senior Editor

Ross Thomson, BA, BMBCh, MRCP

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