News tagged with journal of heart and lung transplantation

ISHLT issues new guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients

Since the dawn of heart transplantation in the 1960s, medical care of heart transplant recipients has varied from center to center and been guided by the experience of individual clinicians. The International Society for ...

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created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breathlessness eased in patients with rare, often fatal disease

Patients with a rare, deadly disease that mostly affects young women felt a dramatic reduction in breathlessness using an approved drug, according to study results published online today in The Journal of Heart and Lung Tr ...

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Important new novel 2009 H1N1 flu advisory for cardiopulmonary transplantation

Each year 3-5 million people have severe cases and 250-500,000 die from complications of seasonal influenza world-wide. This year, the novel 2009 H1N1 (nH1N1) influenza, previously called swine flu, has reached pandemic status. ...

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More stringent evaluation on the use of generic medications in thoracic transplantation

A closer look at regulatory and clinical concerns with generic immunosuppression medications in thoracic transplantation is required, according to an educational advisory by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ...

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created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0