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The impact of pre‐transplant weight loss on survival following cardiac transplantation

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Significant weight loss due to cardiac cachexia is an independent predictor of mortality in many heart failure (HF) clinical trials. The impact of significant weight loss while on the waitlist… Click to show full abstract

Significant weight loss due to cardiac cachexia is an independent predictor of mortality in many heart failure (HF) clinical trials. The impact of significant weight loss while on the waitlist for heart transplant (HT) has yet to be studied with respect to post‐transplant survival.

Keywords: survival; loss; impact pre; transplantation impact; weight loss

Journal Title: Clinical Transplantation
Year Published: 2022

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