Younger Patients Show Acceptable Outcomes after Undergoing Concomitant Coronary Bypass Grafting with Lung Transplantation
Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been considered a relative contraindication for concomitant cardiac surgery during lung transplantation. We investigated a cohort of younger patients who underwent concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with lung transplantation, to determine whether surgical outcomes were acceptable.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: D. DeFazio, M. Kashem, G. Sunagawa, K. Minakata, N. Shigemura, S. Brann, E. Leotta, Y. Toyoda Tags: (929) Source Type: research
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