Lung Transplant Recipient Reaches Record High Altitude on Mount Aconcagua (6,961 m) during a scientific expedition, Transplant International, May 12, 2026

A 51-year-old lung transplant recipient — transplanted in 2002 for cystic fibrosis — successfully reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua in Argentina (6,961 m) in January 2026, without supplemental oxygen. This is the highest altitude ever recorded for a lung transplant recipient. The achievement was part of an international medical expedition organised by the Vienna […]

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Latest edition on “Mariposa” the quarterly magazine of the European PH organisation PHA Europe, is now out covering the annual conference, World PH Day and much more

In the Editor’s Note to “Mariposa” Hall Skaara, project manager at PHA Europe, highlights the organisation’s key 2024 achievements: Download the full issue of the magazine at this link on the PHA Europe website

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Stronger Together: Celebrating the Pulmonary Hypertension Community’s 2024 Milestones

The year 2024 has seen significant progress in the fight against pulmonary hypertension, marked by critical milestones across research, clinical care, advocacy, awareness, and patient engagement, with an unprecedented level of patient involvement in scientific discourse. As we head into 2025 with all that has been achieved we are well positioned in furthering our mission!

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A European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT) call to action for a a European effort to monitoring health of patients after transplantation

The steering group of the European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT) patients’ inclusion initiative invites European transplant patient organizations to endorse and spread the call: Monitoring health after transplantation: A call for a European effort to collect follow up data on transplant recipients and living donors. This call urges organizations dealing with transplantation to work

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