Advanced heart and lung failure highlights from the 102nd AATS annual meeting.

Shah, Aakash M.; Treffalls, John A.; Han, Jason J.

Although donor smoking history was associated with reduced post-transplant peak FEV1, particularly in double lung transplant patients, rates of PGD, and overall survival at 5 years were not significantly different among the groups. Heart transplant and new frontiers This year's in-person meeting featured numerous sessions detailing recent progress in heart transplantation. However, there was also some indication that the 2018 policy change in heart transplant allocation may be negatively affecting survival for patients who are bridged to transplant with LVADs.

LUNGS; TRICUSPID valve; HEART failure; ANNUAL meetings; ARTIFICIAL blood circulation

Artificial Organs, 2022, Vol 46, Issue 8, p1705

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Academic Journal

10.1111/aor.14337