lung transplantation

(MedPage Today) -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation increased survival compared with mechanical ventilation in awake, spontaneously breathing patients, according to a retrospective study.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- About 13% of patients who undergo lung transplantation develop atrial flutter after the life-saving therapy, researchers reported here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Cardiology.

The volume of procedures done by a transplant center explained only 15% of the variation in patient survival among the nation's lung transplantation centers, according to a major study.

(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice.

This groundbreaking discovery has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and prevent the need for lung transplantation, currently the only cure for this debilitating disease.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Double rather than single lung transplantation may be the single most important factor in long-term survival for recipients, researchers found.