DISCUSSION: Post stenting (Figure 3), the relative perfusion to the allograft improved from
70% to 77% at rest However, it is likely that his relative perfusion with exertion had a more …

Uthours: C Chaparro, A deHoyos, J Maurer, S Kesten, T Winton, D Chamberlain Universityof
Toronto, Toronto, Canada Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a well known complication inlung …

Background: Alprostadil is currently administered in immediate postoperative period to
protect pulmonary endothelial function; and NO is often used to improve gas exchanges in …

A 57-year-old man developed severe acute respiratory failure early after bilateral lung
transplantation (LT) for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) …

In a retrospective study of the University of Pittsburgh's experience, both procedures resulted
in similar length of mechanical ventilation, length of intensive care unit stay, and mortality. 12 …

Background: Lung transplantation is a therapeutic option for the treatment of end-stage
parenchymal and vascular lung diseases. Long-term survival of transplant patients …

Thirty ventilation-perfusion pulmonary scintigraphic studies were performed in 13 patients
who had undergone unilateral lung transplantation. Ventilation–perfusion mismatch …

Background The early postoperative course of single-lung transplant recipients depends on
the recipient's underlying lung pathophysiology and the degree of ischemic-reperfusion …

Seven cases of single lung transplantation are reported. The recipients were all below 60
years of age and severely disabled with end‐stage lung disease. Transplantation was …