A New Look at an Old Problem: Is Single Lung Transplantation an Option in Candidates With Significant Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

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Michael Eberlein et al. Transplantation. 2022.

. 2022 Nov 1;106(11):2120-2121.

doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004192. Epub 2022 Jun 6.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
² Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

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Single Lung Transplant Remains a Viable Option for Patients With Severe Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension.
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