Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: A New Entity within the Spectrum of Rare Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Karina Portillo, Ignasi Guasch, Caroline Becker, Felipe Andreo, Maria Teresa Fernández-Figueras, José Ramirez Ruz, Carlos Martinez-Barenys, Samuel García-Reina, Pedro Lopez de Castro, Irene Sansano, Ana Villar, Juan Ruiz-Manzano

“…The etiology of the disease is unclear, although some cases have been associated as a complication after bone marrow transplantation, lung transplantation (LT), chemotherapy, and recurrent respiratory infections. …”
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Mechanical power of ventilation and driving pressure: two undervalued parameters for pre extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ventilation and during daily management? by K. Hoppe, E. Khan, P. Meybohm, T. Riese

“…In contrast, the ELSO guidelines suggest the evaluation of an indication of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) due to hypoxemic or hypercapnic respiratory failure or as bridge to lung transplantation. Finally, these recommendations remain a wide range of scope of interpretation. …”
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Progress in understanding and treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: recent insights and emerging therapies by Hehua Guo, Jiazheng Sun, Siyu Zhang, Yalan Nie, Sirui Zhou, Yulan Zeng

“…Nonetheless, these pharmacological interventions do not present a definitive solution to IPF, positioning lung transplantation as the solitary potential curative measure in contemporary medical practice. …”
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Transbronchial cryobiopsy for diagnosis of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis by Abdulrahman Hakami, Evita Zwartkruis, Teodora Radonic, Esther J. Nossent, Felix Chua, Pallav L. Shah, Johannes M.A. Daniels

“…There is no established treatment for PPFE but lung transplantation can be considered for advanced stage. …”
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Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (Part 2) by I E Chazova, T V Martynyuk

“…In terms of therapy, in addition to non-pharmacological measures, the authors discuss maintenance and specific treatment options for CTEPH, balloon pulmonary angioplasty, and lung/heart-lung transplantation. In conclusion, they propose a management algorithm in patients with CTEPH and requirements for its problem to the center of experts.…”
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges for Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension due to Lung Diseases by Laurent Godinas, Diana Santos Ribeiro, Marion Delcroix

“…Treatment of CLD-PH includes treatment of the underlying condition, long-term oxygen therapy and lung transplantation. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-specific medications may be useful but due to lack of evidences, heterogeneity of the studies and concerns regarding side effects, cannot be recommended. …”
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: two case reports and review of the literature by Elisabeth Bendstrup, Ole Hilberg, Ulf Simonsen, Åsa Lina M. Jönsson

“…With the exception of lung transplantation, there is no known effective treatment for the disease. …”
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The Treatment of Lung Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis by Barbara Ruaro, Marco Confalonieri, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Francesco Salton, Paola Confalonieri, Mario Santagiuliana, Gloria Maria Citton, Elisa Baratella, Cosimo Bruni

“…Benefits have been observed in trials on hematopoietic autologous stem cell transplantation for patients with progressive SSc, whilst lung transplantation is reserved for refractory SSc-ILD cases. …”
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Pediatric heart transplantation: how to manage problems affecting long-term outcomes? by Young Hwue Kim

“…Since the initial International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation registry was published in 1982, the number of pediatric heart transplantations has increased markedly, reaching a steady state of 500–550 transplantation annually and occupying up to 10% of total heart transplantations. …”
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in oncological thoracic surgery by Giuseppe Mangiameli, Giuseppe Mangiameli, Alberto Testori, Ugo Cioffi, Marco Alloisio, Marco Alloisio, Umberto Cariboni

“…Firstly introduced for lung transplantation, this technique is now increasingly adopted also in oncological thoracic surgical procedures. …”
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Tissue remodelling in chronic bronchial diseases: from the epithelial to mesenchymal phenotype by Mallory Pain, Olga Bermudez, Philippe Lacoste, Pierre-Joseph Royer, Karine Botturi, Adrien Tissot, Sophie Brouard, Oliver Eickelberg, Antoine Magnan

“…Finally, we will highlight the implication of EMT in airway remodelling in specific chronic bronchial pathologies, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiolitis obliterans following lung transplantation. Despite the limitations of in vitro models, future studies of EMT in vivo are warranted to shed new light on the pathomechanisms of bronchial obstruction.…”
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Potential Use of GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Respiratory Disorders: Where Are We at? by Miodrag Janić, Sabina Škrgat, Matevž Harlander, Mojca Lunder, Andrej Janež, Anca Pantea Stoian, Mohamed El-Tanani, Viviana Maggio, Manfredi Rizzo

“…In addition, it examines their efficacy in addressing prevalent respiratory disorders, specifically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia, obstructive sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, and lung transplantation. Finally, the manuscript seeks to identify potential avenues for further focused research in this field.…”
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Impact of CMV PCR Blips in Recipients of Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Isabelle P. Lodding, MD, Amanda Mocroft, PhD, Caspar da Cunha Bang, MD, PhD, Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Martin Iversen, DMSc, MD, Nikolai Kirkby, PhD, Michael Perch, MD, Allan Rasmussen, MD, Henrik Sengeløv, MD, Søren S. Sørensen, MD, Jens D. Lundgren, MD

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A novel alveolar epithelial cell sheet fabricated under feeder-free conditions for potential use in pulmonary regenerative therapy by Shota Mitsuboshi, Jun Homma, Hidekazu Sekine, Ryo Takagi, Tatsuya Shimizu, Masato Kanzaki

“…Introduction: Lung transplantation is the only effective treatment option for many patients with irreversible pulmonary injury, and the demand for lung transplantation is increasing worldwide and expected to continue to outstrip the number of available donors. …”
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The SHELTER Trial of Transplanting Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Lungs Into Uninfected Recipients by Peter P. Reese, MD, PhD, Joshua M. Diamond, MD, MSCE, David S. Goldberg, MD, MSCE, Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH, Stacey Prenner, MD, Emily A. Blumberg, MD, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, MD, PhD, K. Rajender Reddy, MD, Heather Mentch, MBE, Richard Hasz, MFS, CPTC, Ashley Woodards, MPH, Caren Gentile, MS, Jennifer Smith, BS, Christian Bermudez, MD, Maria M. Crespo, MD

“…This study is a single-arm trial of 10 lung transplants at a single center. Patients were included who were between 18 and 67 y of age and waitlisted for lung-only transplant. …”
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PREDICTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANTI-HLA AUTOANTIBODIES IN HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS by O. P. Shevchenko, T. A. Khalilulin, G. A. Olefirenko, R. M. Kurabekova, N. V. Apanasenko, A. O. Shevchenko, B. L. Mironkov, I. M. Ilyinsky, A. G. Kupriyanova, A. J. Kormer

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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – surgical treatment options and our experience by Matevž Herlander, Barbara Salobir, Matjaž Turel, Boris Devčič, Marjeta Terčelj

“…Th e fi nal treatment option is lung transplantation. Conclusions: Patients with chronic tromboembolic pulmonary hypertension have to be evaluated by a consultant surgeon with experience in pulmonary endarterectomy. …”
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Contemporary optimized practice in the management of pulmonary sarcoidosis by Shambhu Aryal, Steven D. Nathan

“…A high index of suspicion should be held for pulmonary hypertension and other comorbidities that may complicate the course of patients with advanced sarcoidosis. Lung transplantation may be the only option for patients who have refractory disease despite maximal medical therapy.…”
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Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension by I E Chazova, S N Avdeev, N A Tsareva, A V Volkov, T V Martyniuk, S N Nakonechnikov

“…Surgical procedures for PH involve atrial septostomy, thromboendartectomy, and lung or heart-lung transplantation. A treatment algorithm is proposed for PH patients. …”
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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis by Pereira CA, Gimenez A, Kuranishi L, Storrer K

“…Treatment options are limited, but lung transplantation results in greater survival in comparison to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. …”
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