Age 70 under debate as lung transplant demand rises, outcomes complicate limits

At the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, held from 22–25 April at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, ON, Canada, transplant specialists Brian Keller, MD, Ph.D., and Thomas Egan, MD debated an ethically fraught question: How old is too old for a lung transplant?