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ISHLT 2023 Annual Meeting Awards Showcase Advances in Treatment of Advanced Heart and Lung Disease

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Chicago, IL, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions included more than 1,250 presentations on improving outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease from investigators from around the world.

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  • Chicago, IL, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions included more than 1,250 presentations on improving outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease from investigators from around the world.
  • All conference abstracts are available in a special supplement to the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation’s April 2023 issue.
  • The team evaluated donor characteristics associated with heart acceptance in the USA and applied modern analytic methods to improve the prediction of heart acceptance.
  • Purpose: Heart transplant remains the gold standard treatment for patients with advanced heart failure.