ISHLT 2025 INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Revolutionary Measures:
Transformative Innovations Reshaping Lung Preservation
Monday, April 28, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM EST
Room 311

This is an independent non-CME event and is not an official part of the ISHLT Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions.
JOIN US AT ISHLT 2025!
As a proud partner of ISHLT, Paragonix welcomes you to step into the innovative world of organ transplantation with us.
Learn where Paragonix will be represented throughout the entire conference below.
The 45th ISHLT Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions takes place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA, from April 27th to April 30th.


Upcoming Presentations
We welcome you to attend the following sessions that will examine the impact of advanced hypothermic preservation on organ transportation. Abstracts and additional session details may be found on the ISHLT Online Program Viewer.
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ORAL PRESENTATION - LUNG
SESSION 03 - Current and Future Approaches to Lung Preservation and Ex-vivo Lung Perfusion
Lung Preservation at Controlled 4-8°C for Extended Criteria Donors Improves Outcome After Transplantation
L. Ceulemans, S. Forest, J. Van Slambrouck, B. Ferrell, N. Langer, E. Bush, N. Shigemura, J. Kukreja, P. Carrott, G. Schwartz, H. Huang, M. Hartwig
April 27, 2025, 3:00 PM - 3:08 PM
Ballroom B
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ORAL PRESENTATION - LUNG
SESSION 12 - Novel Strategies for Lung Organ Management
Constant Airway Pressure Management System Leads to Improved Donor Lung Outcomes: Analysis of Ischemic Times >8 Hours
E. Bush, J. Kukreja, N. Langer, G. Schwartz, M. Hartwig
April 27, 2025, 4:42 PM - 4:50 PM
Rooms 302-304-306
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ORAL PRESENTATION - HEART
SESSION 17 - Innovations in Donor Heart Preservation: Advances in Hypothermic and Oxygenated Perfusion Techniques
Impact of Controlled Hypothermic Preservation of Donor Hearts at 4-8°C on Late Post-Transplant Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
N. Uriel, G. Sayer, U. Jorde, K. Takeda, S. Patel, A. Vidic, L. Klein, J. Jacobs, D. Meyer, A. Zeeshan, S. Silvestry, S. Pham, H. Shah, J. Schroder, G. Couper, A. DeVore, R. Loyaga-Rendon, Y. Shudo, J. Teuteberg, D. D'Alessandro
April 28, 2025, 3:00 PM - 3:08 PM
Ballroom B
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ORAL PRESENTATION - HEART
SESSION 17 - Innovations in Donor Heart Preservation: Advances in Hypothermic and Oxygenated Perfusion Techniques
Controlled Hypothermic Preservation at 4-8°C Reduces Re-Hospitalization After Heart Transplantation Compared to Ice: Results from the Guardian Registry
K. Khush, A. D. DeVore, J. Schroder, N. Uriel, K. Takeda, M. Urban, M. Rodrigo, D. D'Alessandro, A. Zuckermann, Y. Shudo, J. Teuteberg
April 28, 2025, 3:24 PM - 3:32 PM
Ballroom B
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ORAL PRESENTATION - HEART
SESSION 17 - Innovations in Donor Heart Preservation: Advances in Hypothermic and Oxygenated Perfusion Techniques
Donor Heart Preservation at 4-8°C Using Moderate Hypothermic Donor Heart Preservation Improves 4-year Survival in the US Guardian-Heart Registry
D. D'Alessandro, Y. Shudo, M. Rodrigo, S. Pham, K. Takeda, R. Loyaga-Rendon, C. Sciortino, J. Schroder, A. Zeeshan, J. Jacobs, D. Meyer, G. Couper, B. Mahesh, D. Morales, T. Nasirov, L. Klein, M. Urban, V. Scavo, S. Patel, H. Shah, S. Silvestry, A. Zuckermann
April 28, 2025, 3:48 PM - 3:56 PM
Ballroom B
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ORAL PRESENTATION - HEART
SESSION 33 - Pushing the Boundaries of Heart Transplantation: Procurement, Preservation, Perfusion and Performance!
Global Outcomes with Extended Criteria Donors When Preserved at 4-8°C: An Updated Analysis of the International GUARDIAN Heart Registry
R. Moayedifar, A. Eixeres Esteve, Y. Shudo, M. Kawabori, R. Venkateswaran, S. Silvestry, J. Schroder, H. Mächler, D. Meyer, J. Bustamante-Munguira, D. D'Alessandro, A. Zuckermann
April 29, 2025, 3:12 PM - 3:20 PM
Rooms 302-304-306
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MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - LUNG
Mini Oral 10 - Lung Transplant Perfusion: What's New
Real-World Outcomes Using Controlled Moderate Hypothermia at 4-8°C for Lung Transplant: An Update from the Guardian-Lung Registry
N. Langer, J. Kukreja, P. Carrott, L. Ceulemans, P. Sanchez, S. Forest, E. Bush, G. Schwartz, N. Shigemura, H. Huang, M. Hartwig
April 29, 2025, 5:18 PM - 5:22 PM
Ballroom B
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MINI ORAL PRESENTATION - HEART
Mini Oral 09 - Heart Transplantation and Machines: Playing the Short and Long Game
Outcomes Following Donation After Circulatory Death: Comparing Normothermic Regional Perfusion with Controlled 4-8°C Hypothermic Preservation and Extracorporeal Normothermic Perfusion
J. Schroder, M. Urban, D. Meyer, S. Patel, M. Kiernan, L. Klein, S. Silvestry
April 29, 2025, 5:24 PM - 5:28 PM
Ballroom A
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POSTER PRESENTATION - LUNG
POSTER SESSION 3 - Cardiothoracic Surgery
1459 - Controlled Moderate Hypothermic Storage at 4-8°C for the Preservation of Donor Lungs from Donations After Circulatory Death
M. Hartwig, E. Bush, N. Langer, J. Kukreja, P. Carrott, P. Sanchez, N. Shigemura, H. Huang, G. Schwartz, L. Ceulemans
April 29, 2025, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster Hall
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POSTER PRESENTATION - LUNG
POSTER SESSION 3 - Cardiothoracic Surgery
1446 - First Pediatric Use of Donor Lung Preservation System That Maintains Both Moderate Hypothermia and Constant Airway Pressure Management in High-Risk Lung Transplantation
Y. Stukov, J. P. Jacobs, M. S. Bleiweis, M. Aladaileh, J. Peek, G. J. Peek, L. Kugler, A. Bilgili, M. Rackauskas
April 29, 2024, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster Hall
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Booth #317 - Paragonix Technologies
Stop by our exhibit to discover the very latest we have to offer.
From our novel preservation technologies to our ever-growing span of clinical registries, Paragonix strives to provide the transplant community with every possible advantage.
Visit Booth #317 to learn how we continue to advance the field of organ transplantation.

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