The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Later this month, we'll talk to an infectious diseases expert about the overall status of HIV positive donors and recipients in solid organ transplantation.

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Early Experiences with Heart Transplant Using HIV+ Donors on JHLT The Podcast The first of two themed conversations around HIV in solid organ transplant by discussions a paper on heart transplant using HIV+ donors with Omar Saeed of Montefiore Medical Center in New York.

What happened when the Montefiore heart transplant program began using HIV+ hearts in HIV+ recipients? Omar Saeed shares results published this month in #JHLT that explore the survival of HIV+ recipients using both HIV-positive and HIV-negative donors. #cardiosky #IDsky
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We've been able to EXTEND THE DEADLINE for the @jhlt.bsky.social special issue in #PGD in thoracic organ transplantation. They're now open until Monday, 16 March.

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In the episode, we explore:
🌍Geographic variability—why it happens and how to address
💓Concerns around donor progression to circulatory arrest after life support withdrawal
🫀Volume of DCD hearts not utilized each year—and the gap between those successfully transplanted

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JHLT The Podcast: Challenges and Opportunities in DCD Heart Transplantation Editors discuss the paper, “Barriers and opportunities in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation,” with first author Katherine G. Phillips and co-author Brian Wayda.

Are we making the most of #DCD #HeartTx?

Today on #JHLTThePodcast, we explore barriers and opportunities in heart transplant using donation after circulatory death with Katherine G. Phillips, MD, and Brian Wayda, MD, of NYU Langone Health.
#cardiosky #transplantsky

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ISHLT Consensus Statement on STS and Lung Transplantation on the JHLT Podcast Joined by the three document leads, JHLT the Podcast discusses the latest Consensus Statement from ISHLT, exploring short telomere syndrome (STS) and lung transplantation.

Learn about:
🫁 Assessing patients for STS
🔎 Which patients to screen
📈 How the diagnosis influences #transplant decision making, risk assessment
💊 Impacts to #immunosuppression
🩺 Extrapulmonary comorbidities
🔮 Future areas for research

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ISHLT Consensus Statement on STS and Lung Transplantation on the JHLT Podcast Joined by the three document leads, JHLT the Podcast discusses the latest Consensus Statement from ISHLT, exploring short telomere syndrome (STS) and lung transplantation.

Critically shortened #telomeres influence #InterstitialLungDisease.

Today on #JHLTThePodcast, we talk with the document leads of the latest #ISHLT Consensus Statement, Short Telomere Syndrome and #LungTransplantation.

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Evolocumab's Impact on Coronary Physiology on JHLT: The Podcast The JHLT team discusses a study from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark on the impact evolocumab may have on coronary physiology and microstructure in de-novo heart transplant recipients.

On today's #JHLT podcast, Salma Karim and Hans Eiskjær of @au.dk Hospital join early career guest host Bin Yang of Mass General in Boston to discuss the impact of #evolocumab on coronary physiology and microstructure in heart transplant.

#cardiosky #transplantsky #medsky

🚨 #CallforPapers: Submit your papers on Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) in thoracic organ #transplantation to @jhlt.bsky.social. 🫀🫁 Submissions will be accepted until 📆 28 February: 🔗 bit.ly/4r6vuog

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Bilateral Lung Transplantation May Be a Viable Option in PAH Bilateral lung transplantation in patients with PAH leads to comparable 1- and 5-year survival to heart-lung transplantation, research shows.

Bilateral lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (#PAH) leads to comparable 1- and 5-year survival to heart-lung transplantation. Study in @jhlt.bsky.social @ishlt.bsky.social

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#RareDisease #Pulmonology #LungTransplant

JHLT: The Podcast Looks Back on the Best Studies of 2025 Happy new year from JHLT: The Podcast! The Digital Media Editors kick off the new season with a year-end recap, each sharing one of their favorite studies from the JHLT published in 2025.

Happy new year from JHLT! Our Digital Media Editors kick off the new season of the podcast with a year-end recap, each sharing one of their favorite studies from 2025.

#cardiosky #pulmsky #medsky #transplantsky

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JHLT Podcast: Antiphospholipid Antibody Titers and Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy The JHLT Digital Media Editors host a discussion with Camille Miard and François Stéphan of the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Hôpital Marie Lannelongue in Paris.

Can antiphospholipid antibody titers predict #postop outcomes for #CTEPH patients after #PEA? We discuss with Camille Miard and François Stéphan of Hôpital Marie Lannelongue on #JHLTThePodcast this month.

#MedSky #TransplantSky #PulmSky

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Suspicious lung lesions in lung transplant patients on JHLT: The Podcast The JHLT Digital Media Editors host a discussion with senior author Stefan Schwarz, MD, PhD, on lung transplant patients with suspicious lung lesions.

Stefan Schwarz, MD, PhD, of @meduniwien.ac.at is on the #JHLT podcast to discuss #LungTransplant in patients w/suspicious lung lesions. What can we learn about standards in clinical practice from this discussion?

#pulmsky #transplantsky #medsky #oncsky

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Includes the 2024 infection definitions for durable and acute mechanical circulatory support devices!

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Development of a risk score predicting survival after adult heart transplantation in the United States In the US, donor hearts for transplant are currently allocated to the candidates with the highest risk of death on the waiting list, based on a categorical status-based system. The upcoming continuous...

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@jhlt.bsky.social "Development of a risk score predicting survival after adult heart transplantation in the United States." Our multivariable risk score outperformed existing models in predicting 1-year post-transplant survival. www.jhltonline.org/article/S105...

Donor-Specific Antibodies and the Development of BLAD on JHLT: The Podcast First author Muhtadi Alnababteh, MD, and senior author Michael Keller, MD, are on the podcast this month to discuss the impact of DSAs on longitudinal lung function and BLAD.

Today on the #JHLT podcast, Muhtadi Alnababteh and Michael Keller join to discuss their paper on #Donor-Specific antibodies, longitudinal lung function, and the development of #BLAD.

#PulmSky #TransplantSky #MedSky

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Donor-Specific Antibodies and the Development of BLAD on JHLT: The Podcast First author Muhtadi Alnababteh, MD, and senior author Michael Keller, MD, are on the podcast this month to discuss the impact of DSAs on longitudinal lung function and BLAD.

Today on the #JHLT podcast, Muhtadi Alnababteh and Michael Keller join to discuss their paper on #Donor-Specific antibodies, longitudinal lung function, and the development of #BLAD.

#PulmSky #TransplantSky #MedSky

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JHLT: The Podcast: Cardiogenic Shock Working Group Nir Uriel, MD appears on JHLT: The Podcast to discuss the work of the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group and their recent paper on the outcomes of patients supported on Impella 5.5 .

On the #JHLT podcast last week, co-lead author Nir Uriel discussed the work of the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group and their recent paper on the outcomes of patients supported on Impella 5.5. Listen now!

#JHLTThePodcast #CardiogenicShock #CardioSky

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JHLT: The Podcast: Unmasking Occult HFpEF in Pulmonary Hypertension Dr. Ayumi Goda of Kyorin University Hospital in Tokyo appears on JHLT: The Podcast to discuss her team's study on unmasking occult HFpEF in pulmonary hypertension patients.

#JHLTThePodcast kicks off October with Ayumi Goda, MD, PhD, of Kyorin University Hospital in Tokyo. Her team's paper evaluates the prevalence of occult #HFpEF and explores whether a passive leg raise could be used to unmask it in patients with #PulmonaryHypertension.

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JHLT The Podcast: Optimal Pre-Transplant Duration with HeartMate III LVADs 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.

On #JHLTThePodcast: first author Ahmet Bilgili and senior author Eric Jeng of the University of Florida discuss the optimal pre- #HeartTx duration with the #HeartMate3 #LVAD.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

#JHLT #MCS #MechanicalCirculatorySupport

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JHLT The Podcast: DCD Lung Procurement in the United Kingdom 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.

On #JHLTThePodcast: Luke Williams of @royalpapworth.bsky.social explores the UK experience with controlled #DCD direct procurement of #lungs with concomitant abdominal #NRP. How do survival rates differ and what might they imply about #PGD? #PulmSky #TransplantSky

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JHLT The Podcast: Optimal Pre-Transplant Duration with HeartMate III LVADs 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.

On #JHLTThePodcast: first author Ahmet Bilgili and senior author Eric Jeng of the University of Florida discuss the optimal pre- #HeartTx duration with the #HeartMate3 #LVAD.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

#JHLT #MCS #MechanicalCirculatorySupport

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JHLT The Podcast: DCD Lung Procurement in the United Kingdom 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.

On #JHLTThePodcast: Luke Williams of @royalpapworth.bsky.social explores the UK experience with controlled #DCD direct procurement of #lungs with concomitant abdominal #NRP. How do survival rates differ and what might they imply about #PGD? #PulmSky #TransplantSky

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JHLT The Podcast: Metabolic insights on temperature controlled donor hearts Hear about how temperature storage affects donor hearts on a molecular level from Gaurav Sharma of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on JHLT: The Podcast.

Today on #JHLTThePodcast: Gaurav Sharma, PhD, MBA joins to discuss #metabolic and #transcriptomic insights on #donorhearts with temperature controlled hypothermic preservation versus conventional static cold storage.

#JHLT #HeartTx #CardioSky #TransplantSky

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Persistent and progressive acute lung allograft dysfunction is linked to cell compositional and transcriptional changes in small airways Acute lung allograft dysfunction (ALAD) is a clinical syndrome of forced expiratory volume in 1-second (FEV1) decline concerning for chronic lung allo…

@ishlt.bsky.social Single cell sequencing in ALAD. Hot of the presses in @jhlt.bsky.social. Come see it at the Caves awards today. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...