Objectives Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrotic lung disease characterized
by dry cough, fatigue, and progressive exertional dyspnea. Lung parenchyma and …

Silicosis is an ancient and potentially fatal pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to
respirable crystalline silica. Silicosis is historically a disease of miners; however, failure to …

Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral …

This 36th adult lung and heart-lung transplant report summarizes data from 69,200 adult
lung and 4,128 adult heart-lung transplants performed through June 30, 2018 and reported …

For over 30 years, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
International Thoracic Organ Transplant (TTX) Registry has gathered data regarding …

With an improved median survival of 6.2 years, lung transplantation has become an
increasingly acceptable treatment option for end-stage lung disease. Besides survival …

Objective Provide recommendations to the cystic fibrosis (CF) community to facilitate timely
referral for lung transplantation for individuals with CF. Methods The CF Foundation …

Almost 70,000 adult lung transplant procedures have been reported to the International
Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) International Thoracic Organ Transplant …

Patients awaiting lung transplantation face high wait-list mortality, as injury precludes the
use of most donor lungs. Although ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is able to recover marginal …

The immune system is designed to robustly respond to pathogenic stimuli but to be tolerant
to endogenous ligands to not trigger autoimmunity. Here, we studied an endogenous …