Abnormal nutrition affects waitlist mortality in infants awaiting heart transplant

Conclusions: Moderate or severe wasting and an elevated W:H are independent risk factors for waitlist mortality in patients aged < 2 years but do not affect post-HTx mortality. Optimization of pre-HTx nutritional status constitutes a strategy to reduce waitlist mortality in this age range.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Featured Articles Source Type: research