Academic Journal
Q1The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
About The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier Inc.. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 2.336 and an H-index of 171.
Its listed coverage is 1991-2026 and its research categories include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q1); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Q1); Surgery (Q1); Transplantation (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 344 documents and 3721 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Viral Infections and Immunology Research.
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Hemodialysis of donor lungs during ex vivo lung perfusion: A good idea?
Mingyao Liu, Shaf Keshavjee
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.05.003Mitral Regurgitation After LVAD Weaning for Cardiac Recovery or LVAD-related Complications: A VAD Wean Recovery Network Report
Oliver D. Bhadra, Jonas Pausch, Snehal R. Patel, Evgenij Potapov et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.07.033Early results of beating-heart transplantation after thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion in controlled donation after circulatory death donors
Matteo Marro, Andrea Lechiancole, Erika Simonato, Giulia Agostini et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.09.004A comparison of DCD heart transplantation in Europe and the United States: A multi-center, retrospective study
John O. Louca, Marco Öchsner, Ashish Shah, Kelly Schlendorf et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.04.007How fair is the Composite Allocation Score for lung transplantation?
Are Martin Holm
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.05.002Pulmonary NTM after Lung Transplantation: Pathogen or Prognostic Marker?
Arthur W. Baker
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.09.007The cold truth: Myocardial temperatures and graft function achieved with cold static storage
Nina Uzoigwe, Caroline A. Magro, Katherine G. Phillips, Kelly Drozdowicz et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.08.018The missing dimensions in LVAD diffusion: Geographic access and medical therapy optimization
Mehmet Cahit Sarıcaoğlu, Josef Stehlik, Ahmet Rüçhan Akar
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.08.027A dedicated modular system for open-chest stabilization in thoracic transplantation
Luiz Maracaja, Jacob Niall Schoroder, Jeffrey Keenan, Jacob A. Klapper et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.04.032Heart transplant outcomes with use of pediatric donors for adult recipients: Insights from the International PGD Consortium
Nitish K. Dhingra, Victor J. Leal, Marisa Signorile, Farid Foroutan et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.08.021Heart transplantation following donation after circulatory determination of death across the Atlantic: Diverging practices, converging outcomes
Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, Julien Guihaire
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.04.030Letter to the editor – Early post lung transplant neutrophil dynamics within 72 h
Berber Zweers, Sue Braithwaite, Linda de Heer, Leo Koenderman et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.04.018Long-term effects of medical therapy pre- and post-pulmonary endarterectomy—insights from the UK CURATE registry
Paula Appenzeller, Ashwin Reddy, Hakim Ghani, Paul Bambrough et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.03.020Beyond the apical LVAD
Martin Strueber, Göran Dellgren
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.09.001Beyond the DSA Paradigm: Toward a Biological Definition of Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Leendert C. Kieviet, Marish I.F.J. Oerlemans
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.08.024Temporal Trends in VA-ECMO and Concurrent Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock
Christian Said, Jonas Sundermeyer, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, Song Li et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.09.003Approach to prevention and management of chronic lung allograft dysfunction in North American lung transplant centers
Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Tijana Milinic, Eric D. Morrell, William Brandon et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.06.004Investigating the Impact of Donor Brain Death Duration on Outcomes after Lung Transplant
Alice J Coates, Samuel J Tingle, Dharesh Raj Amarnath, Georgios Kourounis et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.09.006FILONEX – A prospective, randomized controlled pilot safety study evaluating the addition of hemodiafiltration to EVLP in marginal donor lungs
Panja M. Boehm, Sophia Auner, Oya Berezhinskiy, Jakob Homola et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.04.009The need for clarity among the shadows: It is time to further refine the definition of primary graft dysfunction in lung transplant recipients
Anil J. Trindade, Ciara M. Shaver, Caitlin T. Demarest, David Erasmus et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.05.010Reviews
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