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Current views on chronic rejection after lung transplantation.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Oct 2015
Verleden Geert M, Vos Robin, Vanaudenaerde Bart, Dupont Lieven, Yserbyt Jonas, Van Raemdonck Dirk, Verleden Stijn
Abstract excerpt
Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) was recently introduced as an overarching term mainly to classify patients with chronic rejection after lung transplantation, although other conditions may also qualify for CLAD. Initially, only the development of a persistent and obstructive pulmonary function defect, clinically identified as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), was considered as chronic rejection,...
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