ISHLT international registry for heart and lung transplantation - Into the fourth decade, from strength to strength

摘要

This year, the ISHLT International Registry for Heart and Lung Transplantation enters into its fourth decade. With data from more than 160,000 thoracic transplant recipients, the Registry is the largest repository of heart and lung transplant data in the world. The Registry has had an interesting and somewhat tumultuous history. One of the authors, Jeffrey Hosenpud was directly involved in its earliest times.