Secondary prevention through comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation has been recognized
as the most cost-effective intervention to ensure favourable outcomes across a wide …

In the past decade there has been a growing interest in understanding sex and gender
differences in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and the purpose of this review …

In 2005, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Board of
Directors commissioned the development of the first International Listing Criteria for Heart …

1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review The recommendations listed in this document are,
whenever possible, evidence based. An extensive evidence review was conducted through …

Exploring innovative solutions to improve the healthcare of the aging and diseased
population continues to be a global challenge. Among a number of strategies toward this …

Although primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is fairly common early after cardiac transplant,
standardized schemes for diagnosis and treatment remain contentious. Most major cardiac …

This 30th adult heart transplant report is based on data submitted on 110,486 heart
transplants in recipients of all ages (including 99,008 adults) by 407 centers worldwide since …

The survival rate following lung transplantation is among the lowest of all solid-organ
transplants, and current diagnostic tests often fail to distinguish between infection and …

Ventricular assist device has rapidly emerged as a durable and safe therapy for end-stage
heart failure patients with> 22 000 implantations to date. Though originally conceived for …

This 29th adult transplant report is based on data submitted by 394 transplant centers
worldwide. In excess of 104,000 heart transplants have been registered in the database …