Weight Gain Post Heart Transplantation is Associated with an Increased Risk for Allograft Vasculopathy and Rejection

Obesity and overweight have become a global epidemic and are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Immunosuppressive medications carry the risk of weight gain and further challenge heart transplantation (HT) patients. Since both fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM), each with its discrete features, contribute to total body weight (TBW), we aimed to characterize the post-HT change in TBW and its implications for HT outcomes.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Y. Peled, D. Freimark, E. Nachum, M. Arad, D. Elian, Y. Kassif, N. Shlomo, R. Klempfner, J. Lavee Tags: 522 Source Type: research