Lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis patients in Israel: The importance of ethnicity and nutritional status.

Hagit LevineDario PraisYael RavivVictorya RusanovDror RosengartenMilton SauteMoshe HoshenHuda MussaffiHannah BlauMordechai R Kramer

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2018)

Clinically important determinants for survival include BMI pre- and 1-year post-transplantation and improved freedom from BOS. Arab ethnicity correlated with higher incidence and earlier onset of BOS compared to Jewish ethnicity in Israel.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
body mass index
pseudomonas aeruginosa
risk factors
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
stem cells
physical activity
weight loss
air pollution