Remote versus early corticosteroid wean outcomes in heart transplant recipients in the contemporary era.

Benjamin C SalgadoNadia FidaJill KrislPauline M BerensEdward A GravissAngelina M AlbertImad HussainJu H KimErik SuarezBarry TrachtenbergGuillermo Torre-AmioneArvind BhimarajAshrith Guha

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2021)

In heart transplant recipients, remote vs early weaning of corticosteroids is not associated with significant differences in graft function or the incidence of rejection after 1-year follow-up. Moreover, there were no significant differences in survival up to 3 years between the two groups.

Keyphrases

heart failure
atrial fibrillation
risk factors
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
weight loss