Noriko Murakami is the President of PHA Japan and the mother of Yukiko, a young PH patient who had a lung transplant surgery from a live donor. The PAHSSc is grateful to Mrs. Noriko Murakami for having agreed to contribute to its magazine Nefes (The Breath ) with insights on lung transplantation from a live […]
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
The Council of Europe and its Committee on Organ Transplantation support and recommend physical activity as a major way to improve the health status of transplant patients. Regular light-to-moderate exercise plays a crucial role in restoring both the physical and mental health of transplant recipients. The authors advise organ recipients ask their transplant doctors to
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
Patient booklet on lung transplant by AIPI, Italian pulmonary hypertension association Read Post »
The European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT) is delighted to launch the first edition of the ESOT Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community. Whether it is an idea, a scenario, a prototype, an app, an interface, a proof of concept or a turnkey solution, ESOT is looking for innovative
This booklet published by AIPI, the Italian Pulmonary hypertension association, contains an overview of the different forms of pulmonary hypertension and more specific information about pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, including treatments and surgical solutions. The booklet can be downloaded from the AIPI website at this link Translation into other languages of
