Obesity and dyslipidemia predict cardiac allograft vasculopathy and graft loss in children and adolescents post-heart transplant: A PHTS multi-institutional analysis.
Carmel BogleRyan CantorDevin KoehlJillien LochridgeJames K KirklinAliessa BarnesGonzalo WallisShahnawaz AmdaniRebecca AmeduriElfriede PahlKathleen E SimpsonElizabeth D BlumePublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
Pediatric patients who are obese at the time of HT and dyslipidemic at 1 year post-HT are at an increased risk for CAV and graft loss. Preventative interventions may reduce morbidity and mortality among this cohort.