Findings from a decade-long study, published in the August 2023 edition of “Transplant International”, offer promise for a significant surge in the availability of lungs for transplant

A study titled “Cytokines Removal During Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion: Initial Clinical Experience”, by researchers Boffini et al. was published in August 2023 in Transplant International. Covering a period of 10 years, from 2011 to 2020, research by has demonstrated for the first time – on an unparalleled large case series of 54 lung treatments intended […]

Findings from a decade-long study, published in the August 2023 edition of “Transplant International”, offer promise for a significant surge in the availability of lungs for transplant Read Post »

The lay summary of the European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society clinical guidelines on pulmonary hypertension is now available in 11 languages

Did you know that the lay summary of the European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society clinical guidelines on pulmonary hypertension is now available in 11 languages: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Ukrainian. The English version of the lay summary was developed with the active collaboration of the two

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Patients take centre stage at the Annual Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplant in Athens, September 17-20, 2023

The annual congress of the ESOT – European Society for Organ Transplantation is the largest and most influential scientific event in the field of transplantation science in the world. This year, patients and their well-being took center stage, with many sessions dedicated to shared decision making, shared care, and patient-related issues. The congress was attended

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Lay summary of the 2022 ESC/ERS clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension now available in 11 languages!

“Diagnosing and treating pulmonary hypertension – understanding the professional guidelines” is an easy to understand summary of the joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) clinical guidelines for pulmonary hypertension (PH). It was published on the European Lung Foundation (ELF) website on 02/11/2022. It is for people with pulmonary hypertension, or

Lay summary of the 2022 ESC/ERS clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension now available in 11 languages! Read Post »

PHA UK’s “sister” website, phocusonlifestyle.org, is addressed at patients and caregivers and houses a wealth of support resources and pulmonary hypertension patient stories

http://www.phocusonlifestyle.org is the “sister” website to that of the UK Pulmonary Hypertension, PHA UK. It is aimed at patients and peers supporting each other through stories. It also houses written resources covering a very wide range of issues related to living with pulmonary hypertension including:

PHA UK’s “sister” website, phocusonlifestyle.org, is addressed at patients and caregivers and houses a wealth of support resources and pulmonary hypertension patient stories Read Post »

Minimally invasive robot-assisted lung transplant surgery (without opening the chest) carried out in Spain at the Val d’Hebron hospital, April 17, 2023

Commentary by Prof. Olaf Mercier, M.D., Ph.D., Thoracic Surgeon, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, France Minimally invasive surgery has shown its value in lung resection surgery by reducing the impact of the surgical procedure and accelerating recovery after the operation. These techniques did not allow for lung transplantation, which is a more risky procedure because the connections

Minimally invasive robot-assisted lung transplant surgery (without opening the chest) carried out in Spain at the Val d’Hebron hospital, April 17, 2023 Read Post »

An edition of the Council of Europe EDQM’s annual “Newsletter Transplant” has been published, September 29, 2022

An edition of the the Council of Europe EDQM’s annual “Newsletter Transplant” was published. It provides comprehensive information and data on donation and transplantation activities in 2021 from 79 countries worldwide. This report is the international reference in monitoring practice in donation and transplantation of substances of human origin. It is produced thanks to the

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The 2022 “Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension” by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS)

The work of two years of the Task Force in charge of the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) joint Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension has finally come to an end. The new guidelines were officially presented yesterday at the ESC Annual Congress in Barcelona

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COVID-19 vaccine response in solid organ transplant recipients: results from ORCHESTRA cohort study

To date, several reports have underlined low rates of antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. According to the authors of an article titled “Evaluation of the Kinetics of Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: The Prospective Multicenter ORCHESTRA Cohort” (1) previous studies assessing the antibody

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Patient booklet on lung transplant by AIPI, Italian pulmonary hypertension association

The “Guide to Lung Transplant” by AIPI, Italian patient association provides practical advice on the different phases of the patient journey: the ‘before’, ‘during’ and ‘after’. The last part of the book collects some patient testimonies. Download the AIPI “Guide to lung transplantation” at this link

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