Issues in Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery

Saturday 27 January 2001 16:00-18:30

Moderators: American Society of Transplant Surgery (ASTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Issues in Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery
Co-Sponsored by STS/ASTS
Saturday, January 27, 2001
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06

Cardiothoracic Organ Transplantation - Current Issues
Moderator: David M. Follette

Changes in Thoracic Organ Allocation in the Context of the Final Rule
by Frederick L. Grover

Long-Term Results and Effects of Chronic Rejection on Heart and Lung Transplantation
by Bruce A. Reitz

Immunosuppressive Strategies on Heart and Lung Transplantation
by Bruce R. Rosengard

Donor Management Strategies in Lung Transplantation and Methods to Increase Available Organs
by G. Alexander Patterson