Clinical Updates on Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiovascular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2024 | Viewed by 49
Special Issue Editors
2. Charite—Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universitat Berlin, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Interests: clinical heart transplantation; age-specific ischemia-reperfusion injury; ex vivo organ perfusion
2. German Center for Lung Research, BREATH, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
Interests: adult and pediatric heart-lung and lung transplant; ECMO and EVLP in lung transplantation; anti-HLA donor specific antibodies in lung and heart transplantation
2. Charite—Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universitat Berlin and Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Interests: heart and lung transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; ex-vivo organ perfusion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heart failure remains a significant global health burden, demanding the continuous refinement of diagnostic approaches, therapeutic strategies, and patient care paradigms. Moreover, cardiac transplantation stands as a life-saving intervention for end-stage heart failure patients, but it also presents complex challenges in patient selection, donor allocation, immunosuppressive management, and long-term outcomes.
Through the synthesis of cutting-edge research findings, clinical trial outcomes, and expert perspectives, this Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between evidence-based medicine and clinical practice. We welcome submissions that span various aspects of cardiovascular medicine and aim to delineate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches as well surgical techniques and personalized transplant protocols.
This call for papers presents an opportunity to contribute to a comprehensive exploration of the evolving landscape of cardiovascular medicine, fostering dialogue, collaboration, and ultimately advancements in patient care. We look forward to receiving your submissions and collectively shaping the future of heart failure and cardiac transplantation research.
Dr. Jasper Iske
Dr. Fabio Ius
Dr. Felix Hennig
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heart transplantation
- organ allocation
- organ preservation
- ex vivo heart perfusion
- machine perfusion
- NMP
- preservation protocols
- organ procurement
- transplant protocol
- heart transplant rejection
