The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages e137-e139 , June 2010

Ambulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A new approach for bridge-to-lung transplantation

  • Jose P. Garcia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jose P. Garcia, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Associate Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene St N4W94, Baltimore, MD 21201.
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  • Aldo Iacono, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Zachary N. Kon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Bartley P. Griffith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md

Received 7 December 2009 ,Accepted 9 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01624-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.021

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages e137-e139 , June 2010

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