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- Title
Survival after lung transplantation in systemic sclerosis. A systematic review.
- Authors
Khan, Irfan Y; Singer, Lianne G; de Perrot, Marc; Granton, John T; Keshavjee, Shaf; Chau, Cathy; Kron, Amie; Johnson, Sindhu R
- Abstract
Lung transplantation is a life-saving option for systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) patients. However, some programs may be concerned about the possibility of excess post-transplantation mortality related to the extra-pulmonary manifestations of SSc. The objective of this study was to evaluate survival of SSc patients post-lung transplantation. We secondarily evaluated SSc lung transplant recipient characteristics (age, sex, and type of SSc lung disease), and discussed post-lung transplantation survival of SSc patients and non-SSc patients (idiopathic PAH, and ILD).
- Publication
Respiratory medicine, 2013, Vol 107, Issue 12, p2081
- ISSN
1532-3064
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.rmed.2013.09.015