Thoracic Organ Transplantation: From Diagnosis to Long-Term Outcomes
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to thoracic organ transplantation and focuses on current achievements, clinical challenges, and future research directions in lung and heart transplantation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, advances in donor and recipient selection, new immunosuppressive strategies, pre- and post-transplant rehabilitation, and analyses of long-term outcomes following lung and heart transplantation. Submissions addressing the role of modern technologies, such as ex vivo organ perfusion, or the use of artificial intelligence in perioperative risk assessment, are also welcome.
The Special Issue will further consider post-transplant complications, including chronic graft rejection and the development of transplant programs across different healthcare systems.
In this Special Issue, we encourage researchers, clinicians, and allied health professionals to contribute original research articles and comprehensive reviews that advance the field of thoracic organ transplantation. By consolidating a diverse array of perspectives—from thoracic surgeons and transplant pulmonologists to immunologists, cardiologists, and rehabilitation specialists—this collection aspires to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and catalyze innovations that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients awaiting or living with life-saving heart and lung transplants.
Dr. Sławomir Zeglen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lung transplantation
- heart transplantation
- thoracic organ transplantation
- transplantation candidate evaluation
- transplant out-comes
- immunosuppressive therapy
- graft dysfunction
- chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD)
- artificial intelligence in preopera-tive medicine
- physical activity in transplant candidates and recipients
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