Adding complexity to complexity: The role of concomitant cardiac surgery in lung transplantation

J Card Surg. 2022 Oct;37(10):3353-3354. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16743. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

Abstract

Outcomes of lung transplantation have greatly improved over recent years. While patients with concomitant cardiac pathology used to be excluded from lung transplant, today, most of these cardiac conditions can be addressed safely and effectively. Interventional techniques should be preferred. Lung transplant performed by cardiac surgeons allows for concomitant interventions.

Keywords: cardiac surgery; heart disease; lung transplant; outcomes.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Heart Diseases*
  • Heart Transplantation* / methods
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Retrospective Studies