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Obesity and Underweight Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Death after Lung Transplantation

2009; American Thoracic Society; Volume: 180; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1164/rccm.200903-0425oc

ISSN

1535-4970

Autores

David J. Lederer, Jessie S. Wilt, F. D’Ovidio, Matthew Bacchetta, Lori Shah, Shankari Ravichandran, J. -L. J. Lenoir, Brenda Klein, Joshua Sonett, Selim M. Arcasoy,

Tópico(s)

Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Resumo

Obesity is considered a relative contraindication to lung transplantation, based on studies that have not accounted for key confounders. Little is known about the risk of death for underweight candidates after transplantation.

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