The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1241-1248, May 2009

Enhanced fibrinolysis protects against lung ischemia–reperfusion injury

  • Christine L. Lau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Yunge Zhao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Jiyoun Kim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Boston University, Boston, Mass
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  • Irving L. Kron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Ashish Sharma, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Zequan Yang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Victor E. Laubach, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Joel Linden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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  • Gorav Ailawadi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Gorav Ailawadi, MD, PO Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0679.
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  • David J. Pinsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich

Received 18 September 2008; received in revised form 18 November 2008; accepted 25 December 2008.

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 Presented in part at the Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Boston Mass, April 9–12, 2008.

 Dr Lau was supported by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery John W. Kirklin Fellowship (2006–2008) for this research.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00017-8

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.029

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1241-1248, May 2009

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