Qualifying Conditions
Lung transplantation is the therapeutic measure of last resort for patients with end-stage lung disease who have exhausted all other available treatments without improvement. A variety of conditions may make such surgery necessary. As of 2005, the most common reasons for lung transplantation in the United States were:
- 27% chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema;
- 16% idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis;
- 14% cystic fibrosis;
- 12% idiopathic (formerly known as "primary") pulmonary hypertension;
- 5% alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency;
- 2% replacing previously transplanted lungs that have since failed;
- 24% other causes, including bronchiectasis and sarcoidosis.
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