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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;26:S57-S58
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Review

Thoracic transplantation and stem cell therapy

^a Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
^b Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 40400 5644; fax: +43 1 40400 5642. (Email: walter.klepetko{at}meduniwien.ac.at).

Lung and heart tranplantations are accepted standard therapies for end stage diseases and will maintain their importancy in the future. Potentially, transplantation at a cellular level using various forms of stem cells becomes an additional therapeutic approach.

Key Words: Thoracic transplantation • Allotransplant • Donor pool • Xenotransplantation • Stem cell therapy