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    If Cystic Fibrosis primarily affects the lungs and digestive and reproductive systems then why do sufferers have a heart and lung transplant rather than just a lung transplant. Surely having both the heart and lungs transplanted would not only make it harder to find a match but would increase the risks and complications?

    Question #62083. Asked by helenasykes.

    lanfranco

    		Deteriorating lung function in CF patients can result in heart failure, as this site and its links explain:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystic_fibrosis

    Jan 29 06, 1:31 PM

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