The effect of recipient BMI on waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after the 2018 heart transplant allocation policy change.

Jay N Patel David G Rabkin Brett W Sperry Anju BhardwajJoshua S ChungDmitry Abramov

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)

. These findings have important clinical implications for our understanding of the ongoing influence of BMI on waitlist courses and post-transplant outcomes among patients listed for heart transplantation.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
public health
healthcare
heart failure
mental health
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance