Patients, Politicians Brainstorm to Improve EU Organ Donation, Transplants

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION NEWS

For the first time, people affected by a host of different diseases, mainly conditions affecting the heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver, met with members of the European parliament to brainstorm ways to efficiently solve issues regarding organ donation and transplant.

Healthcare experts, patients, and their families were at the Oct. 18 meeting, led by the European Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA Europe). The goal was to reach a consensus on a comprehensive policy framework that would offer support to countries and ensure that organ transplant programs are used to their full potential.

“Lung transplantation is a treatment option for selected patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) when medical therapy is no longer effective. Lung transplantation can prolong survival and improve quality of life,” according to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Continue reading

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