Ungerman E, Khoche S, Subramani S, Bartels S, Fritz AV, Martin AK, Subramanian H, Devarajan J, Knight J, Boisen ML, Gelzinis TA. The Year in Cardiothoracic Transplantation Anesthesia: Selected Highlights from 2019.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020;
34:2889-2905. [PMID:
32782193 DOI:
10.1053/j.jvca.2020.06.026]
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Abstract
The highlights in cardiothoracic transplantation focus on the recent research pertaining to heart and lung transplantation, including expansion of the donor pool, the optimization of donors and recipients, the use of mechanical support, the perioperative and long-term outcomes in these patient populations, and the use of transthoracic echocardiography to diagnose rejection.
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