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Clinical Medicine, 1995 The last 30 years have seen lung transplantation grow from a procedure associated with absolute failure to one which now offers excellent outcomes for patients with advanced lung disease. It has brought much needed hope and is truly a remarkable story of medical advancement in the field of respiratory medicine.
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Breathe, 2018 I was born in 1959 in Lisbon. My early years were marked by a typical family life, and we travelled a lot because of my father's work. I completed my schooling until the 12th grade and then started to work. In 1981, I completed mandatory military service at the marines' school.
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Heliyon, 2023 Rationale and objectives: Lung transplantation is a potentially life-saving treatment option for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, not all eligible candidates get referred and listed for transplantation.
Christopher S. King +11 more
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Left ventricle dysfunction in patients with critical neonatal pulmonary stenosis: echocardiographic predictors. A single-center retrospective study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background The aim of this study is to identify echocardiographic predictors of transient left ventricle dysfunction after pulmonary valve balloon dilatation (PVBD), in neonates with pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) and atresia with intact septum (PAIVS ...
Carolina D’Anna +10 more
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis after lung transplantation
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 We report the case of a 69‐year‐old man five‐month post double lung transplant for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who presented with progressive breathlessness, loss of lung function, and diffuse ground glass shadowing on the chest computed ...
Chandima Divithotawela +4 more
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Einstein (São Paulo), 2015 ABSTRACT Lung transplantation is a globally accepted treatment for some advanced lung diseases, giving the recipients longer survival and better quality of life. Since the first transplant successfully performed in 1983, more than 40 thousand transplants have been performed worldwide. Of these, about seven hundred were in Brazil.
Afonso Júnior, José Eduardo +7 more
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Lobar lung transplantation-Is it comparable with standard lung transplantation? [PDF]
Transplant International, 2014 Objective: Lobar lung transplantation (LLuTX) is a therapeutic option mainly for urgent small recipients. Only series with limited numbers have been reported. This approach is technically more demanding than standard LuTX or simple downsizing by wedge resections. In our center this approach was liberally[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Alexis Slama +10 more
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Primary Graft Failure after Heart Transplantation
Journal of Transplantation, 2011 Primary graft failure (PGF) is a devastating complication that occurs in the immediate postoperative period following heart transplantation. It manifests as severe ventricular dysfunction of the donor graft and carries significant mortality and morbidity.
Arjun Iyer +14 more
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Competitive sport after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Background With the gradual resumption of sports activities after the lock-down period for coronavirus pandemic, a new problem is emerging: Allow all athletes to be able to return to compete after SARS-CoV-2 infection in total safety.
Giulia Cafiero +7 more
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Respirology Case Reports, 2020 We report the case of a 42‐year‐old female with a history of finger clubbing which improved during pregnancy, a history of unexplained hepatosplenomegaly, and subsequent non‐specific interstitial pneumonia with respiratory failure.
Daniel C. Chambers +5 more
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