#TransplantSky
🧠 What prevents a potential organ donor from saving lives? A study in southern Brazil found that stroke was the leading cause of brain death, while cancer (41.5%) was the main medical contraindication to donation.
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#MedSky #TransplantSky #BJT

@scielo.org
October 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Stay connected to the science and people that make up #ISHLT. 🫀🫁💡

Year-round industry support opportunities are now available for 2027. Check out the customizable multimedia options for your organization: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3OHTL30
##TransplantSky #MedSky
October 24, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Pass the heart. Pass the hope. 💗 Run it - Walk it - Ride it - Dance it - Play it.

⌚ It’s not too late. Sign up for this Fun & Run Virtual 5k today! runsignup.com/Race/Registe...

An entire community passing hope forward.

#HeartTransplant #PediatricCardiology #PedsSky #CardioSky #TransplantSky
October 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
📌 #ISHLTenEspañol Webinar: El Papel de la Enfermería en el Experiencias en el Mundo Hispanohablante
🗓️ 19 de Noviembre⠀
💸 El evento es totalmente gratuito y todos son bienvenidos a participar.
🔗 Ver el programa y regístrate ahora: https://bit.ly/4AS6oz4
##HeartTx #HF #Nursing #TransplantSky
October 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Today on the pod, Kieran Halloran and @jgottlieb.bsky.social discuss the recent @ishlt.bsky.social Consensus Document on #BLAD. Now armed with a standard definition for the condition, how does this document influence your practice?

#pulmsky #transplantsky #medsky

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JHLT the Podcast: BLAD Definition, Timing, and Implications for Outcomes
Jens Gottlieb and Kieran Halloran are on the JHLT podcast to discuss the new ISHLT Consensus Document on Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction (BLAD).
www.ishlt.org
October 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
🌎A study involving data from 10 countries reveals that the #COVID19 pandemic reduced organ donation and transplantation rates between 2019 and 2020. In Brazil, recovery was minimal in 2021, highlighting the challenges of resuming these activities.
doi.org/10.53855/bjt...
#TransplantSky @scielo.org
October 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
New research - Short-course prophylaxis with the Toronto HCV protocol for recipients of non-liver solid organ transplants from donors with hepatitis C viraemia: a retrospective, matched cohort study

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#LiverSky #TransplantSky #HepSky
Short-course prophylaxis with the Toronto HCV protocol for recipients of non-liver solid organ transplants from donors with hepatitis C viraemia: a retrospective, matched cohort study
The Toronto HCV protocol prevented or rapidly cleared HCV infection in D+R– recipients of non-liver solid organ transplants, with no difference in overall survival versus matched D−R− controls. This s...
www.thelancet.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM
📢 It's the FINAL DAYS to submit applications to 3️⃣ #ISHLTResearchGrants + the 🌏 #InternationalVisitingScholarship.⠀⠀⠀
⏰ Submit by 30 September at 11:59 p.m. ET / 1 October at 03:59 UTC⠀⠀⠀
📖 Apply at 🔗 https://bit.ly/4650n53
⠀##TransplantSky #HeartTx #LungTx #research #EVLP #biomarkers
September 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This month's #ISHLTJournalWatch explores recent papers in #pediatrics related to heart and lung failure and pulmonary arterial hypertension (#PAH).

🔗 https://bit.ly/3Tsg5Dg
##TransplantSky #MedSky
September 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
#REDCap validation in Human Tissue Banks! Study proves technical compliance with RDC 707/2022 (Anvisa): traceability via audit trails, access control, and data contingency. Scalable solution for #biobanks. 📊🔒
doi.org/10.53855/bjt...
@scielo.org #TransplantSky #MedSky
September 23, 2026 at 1:24 PM
📢 A NEW #ISHLTExpertConsensusStatement on the Engagement of Social Support Systems in Patients Being Considered for and Following Advanced Heart and Lung Surgical Therapies is now available: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4At0Bjf

View the top 6️⃣ takeaways ⤵️💡🫁 🫀
##TransplantSky #LVAD #MCS
September 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
#ISHLTJournalWatch returns next week covering topics in #transplant #pediatrics. Have you read last month's #nursing and #alliedhealth issue yet?

#transplantsky #cardiosky #pulmsky #ISHLT
September 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This meeting is presented in partnership with the Heart Failure Society of Eurasia and the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.

#MedSky #TransplantSky
ISHLT Participates as Joint Presenter of the Eurasian Heart Failure Congress
The ISHLT will jointly sponsor the 3rd Eurasian Heart Failure Congress and Global Advanced Heart Failure Symposium, taking place 1–4 October at Swissôtel The Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye.
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September 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a drastic setback on kidney transplant programs in Brazil, but post-pandemic indicators reveal a partial and heterogeneous recovery of the National Transplant System.
🆓 doi.org/10.53855/bjt...
#MedSky #TransplantSky #covid19 @scielo.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Renew your #ISHLT membership to stay engaged with your global community through 2027. 📅 Renew by 31 December for uninterrupted benefits: 🔗 www.ishlt.org/about/news-d...

#TransplantSky #medsky
September 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
🫀 What if information could also save lives? In Ji-Paraná, Brazil, the Dotoal Project brought education on organ, tissue, and bone marrow donation to 1,660 people in person and 23,228 social media accounts.
📢 Information → dialogue → awareness.
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#transplantsky @scielo.org
September 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🚨LAST CALL FOR PAPERS: #JHLT is accepting papers on personalized medicine in thoracic #transplantation for a special issue. 🫀🫁

🗓️ Submit your work by 18 September: 🔗 bit.ly/4qlDNNz
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#CallforPapers #HeartTx #LungTx #PersonalizedMedicine #MedSky #TransplantSky
JHLT Call for Papers: Themed Issue on Personalized Medicine in Thoracic Transplantation
JHLT will release a special issue in the first quarter of 2027 dedicated to manuscripts focused on precision medicine across the patient journey. Submissions for this issue are now being accepted unti...
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September 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
🫀 When is hepatic dysfunction actually a consequence of cardiogenic shock? A case of a 23-year-old man with viral myocarditis, multiorgan failure, and severe ventricular dysfunction who successfully underwent heart transplantation.
doi.org/10.53855/bjt...
#cardiosky #transplantsky #BJT @scielo.org
September 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
🦷 This review identified a high frequency of periodontal disease, caries, infections, gingival hyperplasia, and stomatitis in transplant recipients, in addition to inadequate oral hygiene and unmet needs for dental treatments.
🔓https://doi.org/10.53855/bjt.v29i1.764_ENG
@scielo.org #TransplantSky
September 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
📅 ¡Webinar #ISHLTenEspañol la próxima semana!
📌 Perfusión Regional Normotérmica: Presente, Futuro y Retos
🔗 Ver el programa y regístrate ahora: bit.ly/4hhvsrR

#NRP #TransplantSky #MedSky
September 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This month's #ISHLTJournalWatch explores recent papers in #nursing in #lungtransplant and #LVAD management.
#transplantsky #cardiosky #pulmsky

Thanks to Issue Editor Laura McGarrigle and contributors Nicholas Bourgeois, Shishir Kore, and Emma Matthews.
Transplant Rehab, LVAD infections, and More: ISHLT Journal Watch
This month's ISHLT Journal Watch features recent topics in transplant and MCS nursing and allied health, compiled by issue editor Laura McGarrigle.
www.ishlt.org
August 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
#ISHLTenEspañol seminario web el próximo mes ⏰

#NRP #HeartTx #LungTx #TransplantSky
📌 Webinar de #ISHLTenEspañol: Perfusión Regional Normotérmica: Presente, Futuro y Retos⠀
🗓️ 10 de Septiembre⠀
🔗 Ver el programa y regístrate ahora: https://bit.ly/4hhvsrR
##NRP #HeartTx #LungTx #TransplantSky
August 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🧊Prolonged cold ischemia time is consistently associated with #kidney graft dysfunction, particularly delayed graft function, by intensifying ischemia–reperfusion injury and oxidative stress. doi.org/10.53855/bjt...
#TransplantSky @scielo.org
August 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A persistent drop in platelets after the 5th day of a liver transplant causes mortality to jump from 2% to 18%! It is a warning sign of systemic failure. Transfusing indiscriminately can worsen the condition. Read the open-access article at
doi.org/10.53855/bjt...
@scielo.org #MedSky #TransplantSky
August 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM