cardiothoracic transplant programs in view of H1N1 flu

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Practical guidance for cardiothoracic transplant programs in view of H1N1 flu

pandemic 23. October 2009 04:57

....In an article published online today in the Journal of Heart and Lung

Transplantation (www.jhltonline.org), physicians representing the International

Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Infectious Disease Council

issue an advisory for all programs in cardiothoracic transplantation.

Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, FACC, FACP, Editor-in-Chief, the Journal of Heart and

Lung Transplantation observes, " Nowhere is the threat of H1N1 more real than in

cardiopulmonary transplantation. The ISHLT's Infectious Disease Council has

developed what is assuredly the most comprehensive and clinically relevant

direction for prevention and management of H1N1 flu in donors, recipients, care

providers and family members. " ...

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