Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2882684 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Heart-lung transplant recipients exhibit BOS at a rate similar to double-lung transplant recipients. The immunoprotective effect the lung allograft presumably provides the heart is not reciprocated by the heart in preventing the development of BOS.
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Authors
Susan D. MD, PhD, John MD, Robert C. MD, Richard I. MD, James MD, Bruce A. MD,