High Body Mass Index is a Risk Factor for Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients

High body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of acute cellular rejection (ACR) in renal and cardiac transplant recipients. Despite advances in immunosuppressive therapies, ACR continues to occur in more than a third of recipients in the first year post lung transplant (LTx). Although there is data on the association between primary graft dysfunction and obesity in LTx, the effect of BMI on the incidence of ACR has not been examined.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research