Validation of a post-transplant chronic lung allograft dysfunction classification system

Long-term survival after lung transplantation (LTx) is hampered by chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). Our study aimed to evaluate prevalence and prognostic importance of obstructive and restrictive CLAD phenotypes with or without identifiable underlying cause to validate the recently proposed classification system for CLAD.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - October 4, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Anke Van Herck, Stijn E. Verleden, Annelore Sacreas, Tobias Heigl, Bart M. Vanaudenaerde, Lieven J. Dupont, Jonas Yserbyt, Eric K. Verbeken, Arne P. Neyrinck, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Geert M. Verleden, Robin Vos Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research