The 49th parallel: Does geographic position affect longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Apr;165(4):1604-1607. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.01.048. Epub 2022 Mar 1.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
² Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Division of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Electronic address: joel.cooper@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

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Keywords: Canada; United States; allocation; cystic fibrosis; donor; organ procurement; outcomes; survival; transplant.

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