Impact of flat chest on waitlist mortality in adult patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis listed for lung transplantation
The APDT /TDT, an index of a flat chest, may serve as a prognostic factor for waitlist mortality in patients with PPFE awaiting LT.
Authors
- Takafumi Yamaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-8642)
- Chihiro Konoeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-2469)
- Gouji Toyokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-1169)
- Mitsuaki Kawashima
- Masaaki Sato
- Miho Yamaguchi
- Mototsugu Shimokawa
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Yamaguchi University (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JHLT Open
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100509
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00