Vol 6, No 8 (August 12, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Heart-Lung Transplantation)

Preface

Preface
Don Hayes Jr, Bryan A. Whitson

Review Article

Indications and outcomes in adult lung transplantation
Bryan A. Whitson, Don Hayes Jr
Pediatric lung transplantation: indications and outcomes
Stephen Kirkby, Don Hayes Jr
Lung donor selection criteria
John Chaney, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Edward Cantu III, Victor van Berkel
Immunosuppression in lung transplantation
Jenna L. Scheffert, Kashif Raza
Ex vivo lung perfusion
Tiago N. Machuca, Marcelo Cypel
Bridge to lung transplantation and rescue post-transplant: the expanding role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Brian C. Gulack, Sameer A. Hirji, Matthew G. Hartwig
Pediatric heart transplantation—indications and outcomes in the current era
Philip T. Thrush, Timothy M. Hoffman
Donor selection in heart transplantation
Ahmet Kilic, Sitaramesh Emani, Chittoor B. Sai-Sudhakar, Robert S.D. Higgins, Bryan A. Whitson
Left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation
Christopher T. Holley, Laura Harvey, Ranjit John
Adult heart transplant: indications and outcomes
M. Chadi Alraies, Peter Eckman
Heart-lung transplantation: pediatric indications and outcomes
Jonathan E. Spahr, Shawn C. West
Preservation solutions for cardiac and pulmonary donor grafts: a review of the current literature
Nicholas Latchana, Joshua R. Peck, Bryan Whitson, Sylvester M. Black

Disclosure:

The focused issue “Heart-Lung Transplantation” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Don Hayes Jr and Bryan A. Whitson served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.