Lung - Transplantation

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ISHLT Consensus Statement on Acute Lung Allograft Dysfunction (ALAD): Definition, Etiology, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches, and Research Priorities

June 18, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) consensus statement formalizes the definition, diagnostic framework, and therapeutic approach for acute lung allograft dysfunction (ALAD). Recognizing the need to standardize acute, potentially reversible graft function...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...

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CT Findings Maintains the Predictive Performance of an Existing Radiograph-Based Donor Lung Acceptability Score

September 17, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This study assessed whether chest computed tomography (CT) findings improve the validated Lung Donor (LUNDON) score for predicting acceptance of brain-dead donor lungs. Among 2,454 donors who underwent CT, emphysema,...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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In Global News: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion, the Future of TMVR, and an App That Beats the Allen Test

April 13, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Michael Mack and Alec Vahanian discuss the state and future of transcatheter mitral valve replacement. A new guideline on the use of endoscopic eradication therapy in Barrett’s esophagus...

Video

Lung Transplantation

March 22, 2018 | G. Patterson

G. Alexander Patterson from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, discusses lung transplantation. He reviews the criteria used to select candidates for the procedure, changes in...

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In Global News: Lowering the Maximum Nicotine in Cigarettes, iPS Cells for Heart Failure, and Anticoagulants and CKD

March 16, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Some Syrian refugee children have received surgery for congenital heart defects in Jordan, however many refugees in need of complex medical care are unable to receive such care....

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Previous Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Does Not Negatively Affect Survival After Lung Transplantation

March 9, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Inci and colleagues reviewed prospectively collected data from 117 patients with end-stage emphysema undergoing lung transplantation. The authors found that short-term and long-term survival were equivalent in patients who did...

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Pediatric Lung Transplantation and End of Life Care in Cystic Fibrosis: Barriers and Successful Strategies

March 8, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A handy view from the pediatric standpoint on an expanding indication for sequential pulmonary transplanation.

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In Global News: FDA Clarithromycin Warning, Health Disparities for Kids With CHD, and the “State of Lung Cancer” Report

March 2, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The first deceased donor lung transplant in the UAE was performed at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart and Vascular Institute, making the hospital the first in the...

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In Global News: Festive Hypotheses, New Lungs for Singing, and Mice Exercising With Marfan Syndrome

December 22, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The Venezuelan singer known by the nickname “El Puma” is recovering after a double lung transplant for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. A Bangladeshi woman has received a new esophagus...

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In Global News: Blood Pressure Guidelines, TMVR, and Older Donor Lungs

November 17, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released an updated definition of high blood pressure this week. Heart patients in Malaysia seem to be successfully...

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