Abstract
Thoracic transplantation has been a clinical option for patients with end-stage heart and lung disease for three decades. Heart, lung, and combined heart-lung transplantations are no longer experimental procedures; they are a standard part of the treatment algorithm for selected patients with end-stage heart and lung disease. This article summarizes the current status of heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantations and provides an insight into the future of this field.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235-240 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Maryland medical journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |