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A new ISHLT Document, ISHLT Consensus Document on Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, has been published in JHLT and is available to read online.

Ahmet Bilgili and Eric Jeng, MD, of the University of Florida, are on JHLT the Podcast to discuss optimal pre-transplant duration for HeartMate III LVADs.

It's time to renew your ISHLT membership for 2026. The Society welcomes you back for another year of advancing the science and standards of care for advanced heart and lung disease. And this year, ISHLT has reduced dues for Trainee members by up to 70%, removing barriers to participation and investing in the future of our field.

The ISHLT has released a statement regarding the role of vaccines in protecting the health and survival of heart and lung transplant candidates and recipients. The statement was developed by ISHLT members in transplantation, infectious disease, and pediatrics.

The ISHLT ACHD-HF Special Interest Group is open to all ISHLT members with a special interest in adult congenital heart disease and heart failure.

The August issue of ISHLT Journal Watch explores a range of cardiology topics, including cardiogenic shock, desensitization, and mavacamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

The ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee wants your ideas! Join the Round Table discussion on 2 September to share your thoughts on what ISHLT can do to improve your day to day and secure a better future for emerging practitioners in heart and lung failure and transplantation.

ISHLT en Español llevará a cabo un webinar falla primaria del el 24 de septiembre próximo. El evento es totalmente gratuito y todos son bienvenidos a participar.

Watch this video to learn more about the latest in advanced lung failure and transplantation topics that were discussed at ISHLT2025 in Boston this April.

A new ISHLT Document, ISHLT Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Heart Failure (Update from 2014), has been published in JHLT and is available to read online!

Luke Williams, a cardiothoracic surgery trainee at Royal Papworth Hospital, is on JHLT the Podcast to discuss the use of DCD lungs alongside abdominal normothermic regional perfusion.

Registration for The Next Frontiers of Lung Transplant, an educational ISHLTv webinar presented by the ISHLT’s Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network, is now open. The webinar will take place on 25 September.

Join the ISHLT’s Early Career + Trainee Committee on 2 September for an interactive discussion on how ISHLT can best serve and support colleagues in the early stages of careers in heart and lung transplantation.

The ISHLT President’s Report from Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS at ISHLT2025 is now available online. Watch the video to learn more about Society updates, key achievements, and strategic priorities.

Watch this video to learn more about the latest in advanced heart failure and transplantation topics that were discussed at ISHLT2025 in Boston this April.

In collaboration with the International CTEPH Association (ICA), the ISHLT has published the proceedings of the most recent International CTEPH Conference (ICC) as a standalone digital supplement to The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT).

Gaurav Sharma of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is the guest on JHLT: The Podcast.

ISHLT leadership is proud to endorse the 2025 Middle East Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Conference, which will be held 25-26 October, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

ISHLT is now accepting abstract submissions for its 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Toronto, ON Canada on 22-25 April, 2026. Don’t delay—if your science is ready to submit, act now.

July's Early Career Journal Watch explores topics in pediatrics, including lung transplant for childhood interstitial lung disease, contemporary MCS outcomes using pCF pumps, pediatric HTX in the Scanditransplant region, and an editorial spotlight on the feasibility of pediatric DCD HTX.