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Chadrick E Denlinger1, Bradley LeNoir1, Timothy P Whelan2
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 22, 2017
Summary
Lung transplant waitlist mortality is high due to donor shortages. This study reports successful lung transplantation using organs from a donor with a Stanford type A aortic dissection, expanding donor options.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Organ Transplantation
Background:
- Lung transplantation is limited by donor organ scarcity.
- High waitlist mortality persists, with many patients dying or becoming too ill for transplant.
- Stanford type A aortic dissection poses challenges for donor lung utilization.
