Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral…

Objective This study investigates whether local sequential delivery of vascular endothelial
growth factor-A 165 (VEGF-A 165 ) followed by platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term clinical and hemodynamic
outcomes after aortic valve replacement with the Carpentier-Edwards Perimount …

BACKGROUND:: This retrospective study investigated early outcome in patients with end-stage
pulmonary disease bridged with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with …

OBJECTIVES An increasing number of studies have shown that ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP)
is safe and that rejected donor lungs can be resuscitated and used for lung …

OBJECTIVE: Ex vivo lung perfusion has the potential to increase the number of patients
treated with lung transplantation. Our initial clinical experience with ex vivo lung perfusion is …

Vacuum-assisted closure therapy is a recently introduced technique for treatment of deep
sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. We present five cases of vacuum-assisted …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by aberrant deposition of extracellular
matrix (ECM) constituents, including glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), that may play a role in …

Objectives To investigate whether measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) is a risk factor
for death and/or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) after heart transplantation (HTx). Methods …

Background A large proportion of donor lungs are discarded due to known or presumed
organ dysfunction. Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has proven its value as a tool for …