An ethical analysis of obesity as a determinant of pediatric heart transplant candidacy.

Emily R Berkman Aaron G Wightman Joshua M Friedland-Little Erin L AlbersDouglas DiekemaMithya Lewis-Newby

Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2020)

Insufficient data exist to support using any BMI cutoff as an absolute contraindication for heart transplant in children. Attention should be paid to health equity issues when considering excluding a patient for transplant based on obesity.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
heart failure
high fat diet induced
healthcare
public health
body mass index
young adults
mental health
big data
skeletal muscle
risk assessment
social media
deep learning
artificial intelligence