Influence of Body Mass Index in Donor-Recipient Size Mismatch in Pediatric Heart Transplantation.

Laura K LowreyJaimin TrivediKarthik RamakrishnanPranava SinhaShriprasad R Deshpande

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2023)

The use of low BMI donors compared to recipient may predict poor early and long-term survival and therefore should be avoided in pHT. The use of BMI matching may improve donor-recipient matching in pHT.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
young adults