Double Lung Transplant Surgical Incisions
Primary Surgical Approach Considerations
- The European Society of Cardiology recommends that phrenic nerve injury be avoided during dissection, particularly in heart-lung transplantation 1
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guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: the task force for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension of the european society of cardiology (esc) and the european respiratory society (ers), endorsed by the international society of heart and lung transplantation (ishlt). [LINK]
European Heart Journal, 2009
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accf/aha 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension a report of the american college of cardiology foundation task force on expert consensus documents and the american heart association developed in collaboration with the american college of chest physicians; american thoracic society, inc.; and the pulmonary hypertension association. [LINK]
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009