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A pulmonary transplant (or lung transplant) is a surgical procedure in which a diseased lung is removed and replaced with a healthy lung from a donor. A lung transplant will often be recommended if a person has advanced lung disease that is unresponsive to other treatments and/or when a person's life expectancy is likely less than 2-3 years. A lung transplant is considered for those suffering from the following conditions:
First U.S. breathing lung transplant performed in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

First U.S. breathing lung transplant performed in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

PBS documentary explores stories and science behind organ donation and transplantation

PBS documentary explores stories and science behind organ donation and transplantation

Alnylam third quarter 2012 revenues decrease to $16.8 million

Alnylam third quarter 2012 revenues decrease to $16.8 million

University of Kentucky to host Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease

University of Kentucky to host Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease

Loyola employees to be part of Pink Glove Dance contest

Loyola employees to be part of Pink Glove Dance contest

Organ Care System safe and feasible for lung transplant patients

Organ Care System safe and feasible for lung transplant patients

Enrollment complete in Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib phase III studies for IPF

Enrollment complete in Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib phase III studies for IPF

Thalidomide effective in treating disabling cough among people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Thalidomide effective in treating disabling cough among people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Study examines link between SES and access to lung transplantation in adult CF patients

Study examines link between SES and access to lung transplantation in adult CF patients

Smoking history 'no bar to successful lung donation'

Smoking history 'no bar to successful lung donation'

Alnylam announces complete results from ALN-RSV01 Phase IIb trial on RSV infection

Alnylam announces complete results from ALN-RSV01 Phase IIb trial on RSV infection

Potential new COPD drug

Potential new COPD drug

State Senator honors UCLA lung transplant doctors during special ceremony

State Senator honors UCLA lung transplant doctors during special ceremony

Cystic fibrosis patient receives generous 'gift of life'

Cystic fibrosis patient receives generous 'gift of life'

UCLA Heart Transplant Program performs 2,000th heart transplant surgery

UCLA Heart Transplant Program performs 2,000th heart transplant surgery

Structured exercise programmes benefit lung transplant patients

Structured exercise programmes benefit lung transplant patients

Omentum appears to play an important role in regulating the immune system

Omentum appears to play an important role in regulating the immune system

Top-line results from Alnylam’s ALN-RSV01 Phase IIb trial on RSV infection

Top-line results from Alnylam’s ALN-RSV01 Phase IIb trial on RSV infection

Including smokers in donor pool improves survival rates for patients on lung transplant waiting lists and should be continued

Including smokers in donor pool improves survival rates for patients on lung transplant waiting lists and should be continued

Azithromycin can be effective treatment option for patients with BOS

Azithromycin can be effective treatment option for patients with BOS

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