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At the ISHLT Annual Meeting, a dedicated ISHLT/ICA CTEPH conference spotlighted major advances in diagnosing and treating this often-misdiagnosed lung condition caused by chronic blood clots. Improved awareness and techniques are driving earlier detection and better outcomes.

Healthcare practitioners from around the world received hands-on training for treating patients in cardiogenic shock (CS) during a first-ever simulation lab at today’s Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of ISHLT in Boston.

The 2023 International Thoracic Organ Transplant (TTX) Registry Report is now available. This is a special report focuses on renal failure after thoracic organ transplantation.

Meet the ISHLT2025 Roving Reporters. These eight ISHLT members will be posting summaries and insights through ISHLT2025. Connect with them on social media to follow along!

First author Charlotte Van Edom of the University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium guests on JHLT: The Podcast to discuss apixaban in HeartMate 3 patients.

The ISHLT 45th 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.

Endorsed by ISHLT, this consensus-based framework represents the first of it's kind specific to both the content and process of the psychosocial evaluation for pediatric cardiothoracic transplantation/VAD.

This month, the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation features papers and studies on pediatric heart disease, transplantation, and mechanically assisted circulation.

Ioana Preston, MD, of the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, joins to discuss a paper on the efficacy and safety of sotatercept across ranges of cardiac index in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

In response to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) annual winter call for public comments, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has submitted official comments on four OPTN proposals.

ISHLT will honor Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD, with the 2025 Amanda W. Rowe Distinguished Service Award. The Award will be presented during General Session III at the ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Boston on Wednesday, 30 April, 2025.

The ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Boston is the place to reconnect with your peers, meet colleagues, and dig deeper into the science of heart and lung disease and transplantation.

A statement from the ISHLT Board of Directors on ISHLT's commitment to science, collaboration, and inclusivity.

ISHLT is seeking nominations for the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award and 2026 Amanda W. Rowe Distinguished Service Award. All nomination forms must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 15 May, 2025.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has announced Jenn Monnin, MLIS, as the new Research & Publications Librarian supporting the Society’s Standards & Guidelines program.

The JHLT Digital Media Editors met this month for a discussion on the paper, "Safety and efficacy of riociguat in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiometabolic comorbidities: Data from interventional clinical trials.”

The March 2025 Journal Watch explores topics in Anesthesiology & Critical Care.

The ISHLT History & Archives project collects testimonials and interviews from ISHLT leaders, past presidents, and other leaders in the advanced heart and lung failure community. New short-form videos featuring ISHLT past presidents are now available.

ISHLT will honor the life and legacy of 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Allan Glanville, MBBS, MD, FRACP, as part of the 45th Annual ISHLT Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Boston on Monday, 28 April, 2025.

The JHLT Open editorial team is excited to announce that the first editor-invited review articles by expert authors are now available online.