Enzo Lüsebrink, Nils Gade, Paula Seifert, Felix Ceelen, Tobias Veit, Fabian Fohrer, Sabine Hoffmann, Julia Höpler, Leonhard Binzenhöfer, Daniel Roden, Inas Saleh, Hugo Lanz, Sebastian Michel, Christian Schneider, Michael Irlbeck, Roland Tomasi, Rudolf Hatz, Jörg Hausleiter, Christian Hagl, Christina Magnussen, Benjamin Meder, Sebastian Zimmer, Peter Luedike, Andreas Schäfer, Martin Orban, Katrin Milger, Jürgen Behr, Steffen Massberg, Nikolaus Kneidinger
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Candidate selection for lung transplantation (LuTx) is pivotal to ensure individual patient benefit as well as optimal donor organ allocation. The impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) on post-transplant outcomes remains controversial. We provide comprehensive data on the relevance of CAD for short- and long-term outcomes following LuTx and identify risk factors for mortality. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed all adult patients (≥ 18 years) undergoing primary and isolated LuTx between January 2000 and August 2021 at the LMU University Hospital transplant center...
April 8, 2024: Clinical Research in Cardiology: Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society