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
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
heart failure
weight loss
chronic kidney disease
atrial fibrillation
adipose tissue
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular events
end stage renal disease
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
peritoneal dialysis