Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2970007 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Use of donor lungs aged â¥70 years for transplantation is safe, without compromising survival. However, spirometry findings after transplantation with donors â¥70 years indicate better functional outcomes in emphysema recipients than in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis recipients.
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Authors
Wiebke MD, Fabio MD, Jawad MD, Murat MD, Igor MD, Christian MD, Bettina MD, Georg MD, Tim MD, Norman MD, Thomas MD, Mark MD, Jens MD, Dietmar MD, Axel MD, Tobias MD, Gregor MD,