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Heart-lung transplant - series
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Normal anatomy
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Indications
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Procedure, part 1
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Procedure, part 2
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Normal anatomy
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The heart and lungs are located in the thorax, or chest cavity. The heart pumps blood from the body to the lungs, where the blood is oxygenated. It then returns the blood to the heart, which pumps the freshly oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.
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Review Date : 7/25/2007
Reviewed By : Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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