Blacks Awaiting Lung Transplants Face Poorer Outcomes

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Also, researchers were surprised at the low number of blacks that even made the list. "Based on what we know about COPD, we expected that twice as many black patients would have been put on the lung transplant waiting list. Our findings point to significant barriers to accessing lung transplantation for minorities," Lederer said. "These findings should alert primary-care physicians and pulmonologists to consider referral of black patients with COPD for transplantation at the earliest signs of advanced disease."

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