Lower Six Minute Walk distance or FEV1 Predict a Survival Benefit of Lung Transplantation compared to Medical Management for End Stage COPD

Although end stage COPD patients account for a large proportion of lung transplants, whether lung transplantation improves survival for COPD patients is not well documented.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: I. Timofte, M. Wijesinha, R. Vesselinov, J. Kim, Z. Kon, R. Reed, K. Rajagopal, S. Scharf, R. Wise, A. Sternberg, D. Kaczorowski, B. Griffith, M. Terrin, A. Iacono Source Type: research