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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:1892
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Lung transplantation from a donor sustaining cardiac arrest while running a marathon

Michael W. Frank, MDa, Marc W. Gerdisch, MDa, Edward R. Garrity, Jr, MDa, Edward B.J. Winslow, MDa, Mamdouh Bakhos, MDa

a Loyola University Medical University, 2160 South First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, USA

To the Editor

We report a case of successful lung transplantation from an unfortunate donor who sustained a cardiac arrest while running a marathon. Cardiac related mortalities during major marathons are rare. Approximately one fatality occurs per year when events from all major marathons are totalled.

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