Heart-kidney transplant versus heart transplant in the obese: a propensity-matched analysis.

Noah Weingarten Amit Iyengar David Alan Herbst Mark R HelmersDavid RekhtmanCindy SongSamuel T KimPavan Atluri

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)

In obese patients with non-dialysis-dependent kidney disease, HKT may decrease long-term mortality relative to IHT and should be strongly considered as a preferred treatment.

Keyphrases

obese patients
bariatric surgery
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
heart failure
weight loss
atrial fibrillation
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
adipose tissue
cardiovascular events
metabolic syndrome
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
combination therapy
peritoneal dialysis