Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have confirmed that the use of the portable Organ Care System (OCS), or "breathing lung ...

The study demonstrated that lung transplantation can be performed in candidates with advanced age and can provide life-extending benefits. Recipients aged 70 and above had more frequent ...

Transplant for end-stage PAH remains an important treatment option. Heart-lung transplantation plummeted from 91.7% to 21.4% between 1991 and 2014.

About a third of lung transplant patients with cystic fibrosis receive elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor; use is higher among ...

Despite recommendations on early referral for lung transplantation in cases of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), there ...

Milestone in the field of lung transplantation: Improvement in rejection and infection rate thanks to extracorporeal photopheresis Findings could significantly change the standard procedure for ...

Source Reference: Tissot A, et al. "Increased delay to lung transplantation for women candidates: Gender-based disparity matters in the lung transplant trajectory" ERJ Open Res 2024; DOI: 10.1183 ...

While chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment, it often weakens the immune system it relies on for ...

After lung transplantation, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently predicted antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), researchers found. Individuals found to carry the bacteria after ...

To increase knowledge on the chronic management of immune suppression in the outpatient setting. To enhance skills on bronchoscopy and associated techniques/procedures in the lung transplant setting ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — VCU Health is set to begin a lung transplant program at its Hume-Lee Transplant Center, becoming the third transplant center in Virginia able to perform lung transplantation.