Heart-lung transplantation.
The results of combined heart-lung transplantation have continued to improve following its reintroduction into clinical practice in 1981. En-bloc implantation has an apparent protective effect on subsequent tracheal anastomotic healing. Continuing developments in immunosuppression, rejection surveillance, and organ preservation will allow the procedure to fulfill its early promise in the management of end-stage lung and heart disease.
National Heart Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Bonser
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Jamieson
D000328:Adult; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014019:Tissue Donors