Association of lung perfusion disparity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis awaiting lung transplantation

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• 作者：Stanchina ; Michael L. ; Tantisira ; Kelan G. ; Aquino ; Suzanne L. ; Wain ; John C. ; Ginns ; Leo C.
• 刊名：The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
• 出版年：2002
• 出版时间：February, 2002
• 年：2002
• 卷：21
• 期：2
• 页码：217-225
• 全文大小：115 K

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Background: The risk of death for patients with end-stage cystic fibrosis awaiting lung transplantation remains high and most patients succumb to respiratory failure. This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of ventilation-perfusion scintillation scans, obtained during the pre-transplant period, to identify patterns that predict prognosis while on the waiting list. These patterns were compared with other pulmonary physiologic markers of ventilation and perfusion obtained from pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise tests.