Abstract:Introduction: Lung transplant (LT) is a therapeutic option able to improve the survival and life quality in patients with refractory chronic lung diseases up to maximum treatment. After the first post LT year the major cause of death is the chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD). Acute rejection (AR) has an incidence of 28% in the first year post LT according to ISHLT and increases the CLAD risk. The objective of this article is to describe the events of AR and CLAD in the population of the uruguayan LT pro… Show more
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