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A heart-lung transplant is a major and rarely performed surgical procedure.<br>During a heart-lung transplant, a person's diseased heart and lungs are replaced with the heart and lungs of a recently deceased donor. As with any transplant there are risks, but the procedure aims to extend or improve quality of life in suitable candidates.<ref>http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Heart-lung-transplant/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref><br> | |||
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Revision as of 19:26, 27 February 2015
A heart-lung transplant is a major and rarely performed surgical procedure.
During a heart-lung transplant, a person's diseased heart and lungs are replaced with the heart and lungs of a recently deceased donor. As with any transplant there are risks, but the procedure aims to extend or improve quality of life in suitable candidates.[1]
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