The role of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of aortic stenosis in the pre- and post-lung transplant population is limited. This specific patient population is considered high risk for general anesthesia and for surgical aortic valve replacement.
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Lung - Transplantation
October 31, 2024
October 20, 2023
The authors performed a structured review of the evidence surrounding the effect of donor age in lung transplantation. They examined whether or not lungs from donors over sixty years old had equivalent outcomes to lungs from younger donors. Twelve articles supplied the best evidence to answer this question.
October 12, 2023
Lung transplantation remains the best option for patients with end-stage lung disease. Despite improving outcomes, the procedure confers significant morbidity risk. This paper presents a single right-sided lung transplant in a sixty-nine-year-old recipient utilizing the Da Vinci robotic system.
March 23, 2023
Lung transplantation in COVID-19 patients with end-stage lung disease has proven to improve quality of life and be a viable treatment option. This study confirmed that by comparing a group of COVID-associated transplant patients with a group of patients needing transplants for other reasons.
March 16, 2023
A surgical team at Northwestern Medicine has successfully performed two double lung transplants in patients with stage 4 lung cancer. Their method evolved from treatment of COVID-19 patients who needed double lung transplants.
March 10, 2023
After pioneering the development of minimally invasive lung transplant surgery, a team at Cedars-Sinai hospital has now performed a groundbreaking robotic-assisted lung transplant. This technique allows for a shorter recovery time for the patient and better visualization and precision for the surgeons.
October 24, 2022
This video describes each step of a lung donor retrieval for lung transplant.
July 15, 2022
In this article, the authors provide an expert opinion on the developments, current landscape, and direction in which ex vivo lung perfusion will undertake.
July 14, 2020
A small histopathological study of SARS and influenza autopsies compared to rejected for transplantation lungs. There is some speculation on the popular procoagulopathic nature of the panvirus, based on expression of angiotensin converting enzyme 2.There might be a collateral stimulus for lung preservation in organ retrieval.