Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Subject: Breaking News from the floor of the ISHLT MeetingTo: tiodaat@...Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 5:45 PM Ensure delivery - add confnews@... to your address book. Breaking Conference News As you requested, here's your reminder that the following news has posted on Medscape: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION (ISHLT) 29TH ANNUAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Characterizing the "Lost" Heart-Failure Population: Transplantation in Adults With Congenital Disease 04/23/2009 Postoperative risks of transplantation are even higher in this group than in heart-failure patients without congenital disease. But if they survive the early period after surgery, their prospects for long-term survival are much better, suggests a first-of-its-kind analysis of UNOS data.ISHLT 2009: Bilateral Lung Transplants Associated With Longer Survival Than Single Graft 04/23/2009 Factors that appear to favor long-term survival in lung-transplant recipients include bilateral vs single grafts, close human leukocyte antigen matching, and higher level of recipient education, investigators report in a large case–control study. Unsubscribe Forgot Your Login Info WebMD Medscape Attn: Medscape Customer Support 111 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10011 To remove your address from all Medscape mailing lists, please write to us at medscapeunsub@.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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