The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 561-563 , May 2008

Early Experience With Lung Transplantation Using Donors After Cardiac Death

  • David P. Mason, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David P. Mason, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F24, Cleveland, OH 44195. Telephone: 216-444-4053. Fax: 216-445-6876.
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  • Sudish C. Murthy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Marie M. Budev, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • Atul C. Mehta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • Ann M. McNeill, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Gösta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Received 23 October 2007 ,Revised 14 January 2008 ,Accepted 24 January 2008.

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PII: S1053-2498(08)00104-6

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.01.023

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 561-563 , May 2008

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