Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5616033 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2016 | 38 Pages |
Abstract
CAD is an important risk factor in lung transplant candidates, but its influence can be minimized in experienced centers by effective palliation. Surprisingly, however, CAD is a marker for an unfavorable patient phenotype with worse than typical post-transplant survival, irrespective of whether CAD is present.
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Authors
Marijan MD, MS, Marie M. DO, MPH, James J. MD, PhD, Marta MD, MS, Gösta B. MD, PhD, Kenneth R. MD, Douglas R. MD, Abeel A. MD, Penny L. MS, Eugene H. MD, Sudish C. MD, PhD,