The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 1319-1325 , December 2008

Technique for Prolonged Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

Received 24 July 2008 ,Revised 27 August 2008 ,Accepted 3 September 2008.

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP-64370, MOP-13270, MOP-42546) and by Astellas Canada, Inc.

PII: S1053-2498(08)00647-5

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.09.003

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 1319-1325 , December 2008

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