Tag: lung transplant
Everolimus treatment effective for improving renal function in lung transplant patients
1. Lung transplant patients showed improved renal function and reduced immunosuppressant dosage after twelve months of everolimus treatment. 2. Patients ...
HCV-positive heart and lung transplant likely safe with post-transplant sofosbuvir-velatasivir treatment
1. HCV-naive patients in need of heart or lung transplants who received organs from HCV-positive donors and were treated with ...
Noninvasive DNA assay detects rejection and infection in lung transplant patients [PreClinical]
1. High percentages of cell-free donor DNA (cfdDNA) in the plasma of lung transplant recipients correlated with transplant rejection, as ...
Double-lung transplantation associated with lower mortality in IPF
1. Double-lung transplant is associated with lower 5-year mortality rates than single-lung transplant in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). ...
Patient Basics: Lung Transplant
A lung transplant is surgery to replace one or both diseased lungs with healthy lungs from a donor who has ...
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Paclitaxel-coated balloons may decrease bronchial stenosis in lung transplants
1. Paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) treatment of refractory symptomatic airway stenosis following lung transplantation resulted in 50% of lesions remaining open ...
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