How does pollution affect patients after lung transplantation?
Chung-Wai Chow, MD, PhD, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto, is our guest on the first December episode to discuss her paper, “Pollution exposure in the first 3 months post transplant is associated with lower baseline FEV1 and higher CLAD risk.”
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The episode explores:
- Measurement methods for home and personal air pollution exposures
- Specific pollutants like black carbon and their effects on patients after lung transplant
- Practical advice for mitigating these effects
Watch for a second episode later this month, where editors will be talking about a Scandinavian study that performs long-term follow ups with patients on the nephrotoxic effects of CNIs.
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