Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9974867 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Both demographic and clinical factors are related to increased BMI at 1 year after heart transplantation. Post-transplant cachexia and obesity are risk factors for poor clinical outcomes after heart transplantation.
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Authors
Kathleen L. PhD, RN, David PhD, Salpy V. MD, O.H. MD, Paul MD, John MD, Howard MD, Frank MD, Robert MD, Cardiac Transplant Research Database Group Cardiac Transplant Research Database Group,