The 49th parallel: Does geographic position affect longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis?

Feature Editor's Introduction—Previous studies have reported a 10-year decrease in survival between people living with cystic fibrosis treated in the United States compared with Canada. A recent article published by Stephenson and colleagues in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation investigated the contribution of lung transplant outcomes in Canada and the United States and found that significant differences in waitlist and posttransplant survival could explain up to one-third of this difference.