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Validation and Refinement of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Phenotypes in Bilateral and Single Lung Recipients.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 May 2016
DerHovanessian Ariss, Todd Jamie L, Zhang Alice, Li Ning, Mayalall Aradhna, Finlen Copeland C Ashley, Shino Michael, Pavlisko Elizabeth N, Wallace W Dean, Gregson Aric, Ross David J, Saggar Rajan, Lynch Joseph P, Belperio John, Snyder Laurie D, Palmer Scott M, Weigt S Sam
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: The clinical course of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is heterogeneous. Forced vital capacity (FVC) loss at onset, which may suggest a restrictive phenotype, was associated with worse survival for bilateral lung transplant recipients in one previously published single-center study. OBJECTIVES: We sought to replicate the significance of FVC loss in an independent, retrospectively identified...
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