Transplanting lungs from donors with a history of heavy smoking may not negatively affect recipient outcomes following surgery, revealed a research in the March 2014 issue of the journal iThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery/i. Currently, lung transplantation is significantly limited by donor organ shortage, and a smoking history of more than 20 pack years (equivalent to smoking a pack a day for 20 years) often makes lungs ineligible for donation. Anton ...
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