Lung transplantation has evolved from heart–lung transplantation, successfully performed in
1980 at Stanford University, 87 to single, 17, 18 bilateral sequential single (double) 81 lung …

One of the great challenges of lung transplantation is to bridge the dichotomy between
supply and demand of donor organs so that the maximum number of potential recipients …

Lung transplantation has evolved from an intellectual curiosity to a viable therapeutic option
in a selected number of patients with end-stage lung disease. The indications for single …

Lung transplant recipients face innumerable challenges posed by surgery,
immunosuppression, drug toxicities, and rejection. To maximize the likelihood of a …

Objectives The clinical practice of lung transplantation (LT) varies widely among transplant
centers. The objective of this study was to determine the practice patterns of North American …

More than 6400 lung transplants have been performed since the first successful operations
in the early 1980s.(1) Lung transplant programs now exist in many countries. Internationally …

Lung transplantation remains the ultimate treatment option for selected patients with end-
stage (cardio) pulmonary disease. Given the current organ shortage, it is without any doubt …

The selection of candidates for lung transplantation requires an appreciation of the natural
history of lung disease to determine when the disease has entered an advanced and …

Since the first successful lung transplantation in the early 1980s, lung transplantation has
been a final option for patients failing medical therapy. The International Society for Heart …

The selection of appropriate recipients for lung transplantation is an evolving discipline. As
experience with the procedure has developed over the last decades, the identification of …