International Society For Heart And Lung Transplantation 27th Annual Meeting And Scientific Sessions

Main Category: Conferences
Also Included In: Transplants / Organ Donations;  Cardiovascular / Cardiology;  Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Article Date: 24 Mar 2007 - 21:00 PDT

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The 27th Annual Meeting and Scientific Session of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) will be held at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco, April 25-28, 2007.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

ISHLT expects more than 2,000 attendees from around the world, including surgeons, physicians, scientists, transplant coordinators, nurses and other related industry representatives. Scientific highlights from the meeting include:

-New research on the challenges and developing solutions for organ allocation
-Medical device alternatives to heart transplantation - facing a shortage of organ donors
-The application of nanotechnology in transplantation
-New discoveries in pulmonary hypertension
-Immunosuppression - finding the right drug cocktail after cardiac transplantation

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Additional information about the meeting will be provided as it becomes available.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is a not-for-profit organization with more than 2,200 members from over 45 countries dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of end-stage heart and lung diseases. For more information, visit http://www.ishlt.org/.

Contact: Margaret Clark
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

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