UC San Diego researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models Oct 26, 2009
This groundbreaking discovery has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and prevent the need for lung transplantation, currently the only cure for this debilitating disease. In a paper to be published online in Nature Medicine on October 25, Patricia Thistlethwaite, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and cardiothoracic surgeon in UCSD's Department of Surgery, and colleagues describe the genetic pathway by which vascular smooth... (EurekAlert!)
New finding could lead to cure of pulmonary arterial hypertension Oct 26, 2009
The new discovery would make it possible for scientists to develop a kind of drugs to prevent the need for lung transplantation for pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Tillnow the only cure for this debilitating disease is to have lung transplantation. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Reversed In Mouse Models Oct 26, 2009
This groundbreaking discovery has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and prevent the need for lung transplantation, currently the only cure for this debilitating disease. See also. (Science Daily)
Important new novel 2009 H1N1 flu advisory for cardiopulmonary transplantation Oct 23, 2009
Issued by International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ... In an article published online today in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (), physicians representing the International Society for Heart Transplantation (ISHLT) Infectious Disease Council issue an advisory for all programs in cardiothoracic transplantation ... Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, FACC, FACP, Editor-in-Chief, the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation observes, "Nowhere is the threat of H1N1 more real than... (EurekAlert!)
Early-stage biomedical company lands VC funding Oct 8, 2009
BiO2 Medical was co-founded by Luis Angel, director of interventional pulmonary and lung transplantation at the. The company s device will target critically ill patients who are at risk of pulmonary embolism, which is a frequently fatal condition. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Mathematical Keys To Fishy 'Sixth Sense' Aug 29, 2009
26, 2007) The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation announces evaluation of a new mathematical modeling system for lung allocation in the United States, and considers the ethical issues. . (Science Daily)
A Man with Cystic Fibrosis with Abdominal Pain and Distention Aug 20, 2009
The patient was awaiting lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease due to cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis had been diagnosed at birth, and he was homozygous for the F508 mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR). (New England Journal of Medicine)
Margaret Billingham, heart transplant scientist Jul 31, 2009
She became the first female president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation in 1990. She was born Margaret E. Macpherson in Tanga, Tanzania, where her father worked for the British government. (Boston Globe)
Creative industry impact May 21, 2009
Globetrotting Lauren Mason recently returned from Paris where she applied her public-relations skills at the International Heart and Lung Transplantation Association s annual conference, which drew some 2,500 attendees from around the globe. Mason PR served as the association s liaison for over a dozen international media outlets. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
In brief: New prognostic indicator for patients with IPF Feb 20, 2009
"There is no effective treatment [for IPF] and many patients, if eligible, are referred for lung transplantation. Identification of surrogate short-term measures of mortality is critical to the management and study of patients with IPF." explained lead author Charlene Fell, M.D., of the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Calgary ... "If the value of this predictor is proven in prospective studies, it may help clinicians prioritize patients for lung transplantation or identify... (EurekAlert!)
