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Article: Malaysia conducts its first double lung transplant
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 3, 2006
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Malaysia conducts its first double lung transplant
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has undergone the first
double lung transplant in the history of this country, local media
reported Wednesday.
The National Heart Institute (NHI) conducted the transplant on
April 26, in collaboration with the Institute of Respiratory Medicine
(IRM).
The double lung transplant recipient is a 37-year-old man who was
diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
A 24-member team ...