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  • Lung Transplant Program
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  • When to Refer
  • Contraindications for Lung Transplant
  • Double Lung Transplant Referral Criteria
  • Heart and Lung Transplant Referral Criteria
  • Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
  • Retransplant Indications
  • Single Lung Transplant Referral Criteria
 
Indications for a Double Lung Transplant

If the patient has the following conditions, he or she may be a candidate for double-lung transplantation:

  • Bilateral pulmonary sepsis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Eisenmenger's syndrome (with correctable cardiac defects)
  • Limited bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (lam)
  • Primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension
  • Select cases of emphysema in patients younger than 60 years old
 
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