The effect of recipient BMI on waitlist and post-transplant outcomes after the 2018 heart transplant allocation policy change

Jay N. Patel, David G. Rabkin, Brett W. Sperry, Anju Bhardwaj, Joshua S. Chung, Dmitry Abramov

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1896-1904
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume37
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Keywords

  • allocation system
  • body mass index
  • heart transplant
  • mechanical support
  • post-transplant outcomes
  • waitlist outcomes
  • Body Mass Index
  • Policy
  • Humans
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Adult
  • Waiting Lists
  • Retrospective Studies

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