Heart-lung transplantation: initial experience in New England.
Letsou G, Franco K, Kopf G, Dewar M, Elefteriades J, Hammond G, Baldwin J. Heart-lung transplantation: initial experience in New England. Connecticut Medicine 1990, 54: 419-24. PMID: 2225808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionEnd-stage cardiopulmonary diseaseAssociated pulmonary hypertensionNormal cardiopulmonary functionHeart-lung transplantationHeart-lung transplantsPrimary pulmonary hypertensionDoxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathyPulse steroidsRejection episodesDonor surgeryFluid overloadCardiopulmonary bypassCardiopulmonary functionCardiopulmonary diseaseEffective therapyPrimary disorderFunctional capacityPatientsCystic fibrosisInitial experienceGraftAge 33HypertensionAge 16