TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Thoracic Transplantation A1 - McCartney, Sharon A1 - Martinelli, Susan M. A1 - Kumar, Priya A. A2 - Mathew, Joseph P. A2 - Nicoara, Alina A2 - Ayoub, Chakib M. A2 - Swaminathan, Madhav PY - 2018 T2 - Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3e AB - Orthotopic organ transplantation for end-stage heart and lung failure is a modality of treatment that is increasingly applied. With experience spanning multiple decades, we have now expanded thoracic transplantation to include higher-risk recipients and donors. Currently, over 4000 heart transplants, over 3000 lung transplants, and between 60 and 100 combined heart-lung transplants are performed annually worldwide.1,2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171727286 ER -