Lung transplantation is the only definitive therapy for many forms of end-stage lung
diseases. However, the success of lung transplantation is limited by many factors:(1) Too …

Since the performance of the first successful lung transplantation nearly two decades ago,
the procedure has gained widespread acceptance as a therapeutic option for a diverse …

Lung transplantation: the Cleveland Clinic experience Page 1 ORIGINAL STUDY Lung
transplantation: the Cleveland Clinic experience SUNIT R. PATEL, MD; THOMAS J. KIRBY, MD; …

First performed in 1963, lung transplantation is approaching the half-century mark. With
more than 32,000 procedures having been performed worldwide, lung transplantation has …

The first human lung transplantation was performed by Dr. lames Hardy at the University of
Mississippi in 1une 1963 (l). Between 1963 and 1974, 36 patients underwent lung …

Two decades have passed since the first successful clinical lung transplant was performed
in 1983, and, in the interim, lung transplantation has become the preferred treatment option …

Since the first successful lung transplant 30 years ago, lung transplantation has rapidly
become an established standard of care to treat end-stage lung disease in selected patients …

In the preceding 20 years, lung transplantation has evolved from an experimental endeavor
into the treatment of choice for carefully selected patients with advanced lung disease (1) …

Almost 30 years since the first successful lung-heart transplant, lung transplantation has
come of age. No longer experimental therapy, selected patients with many different end …

The lung is an anatomically complex vital organ whose normal physiology depends on
actively regulated ventilation and perfusion, and maintenance of a delicate blood–air barrier …