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CLAD: Does the Emperor Have New Clothes?
Author(s) -
Glanville A. R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12943
Subject(s) - emperor , medicine , clothing , ancient history , archaeology , history
The terminology that describes chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is changing to include both obstructive and restrictive phenotypes, and so too is our understanding of how best to manage specific risk factors such as lymphocytic bronchiolitis (with azithromycin) and identify patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes from retransplantation (those with restrictive CLAD). See article by Vos et al on page 2736 .