The impact of recipient body mass index on survival after lung transplantation

Allen, Jeremiah G.; Arnaoutakis, George J.; Weiss, Eric S.; Merlo, Christian A.; Conte, John V.; Shah, Ashish S.

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2010.05.005

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Volume 29, Issue 9 , Pages 1026-1033, September 2010

The impact of recipient body mass index on survival after lung transplantation

Presented at The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation's Thirtieth Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Chicago, Illinois, April 21–24, 2010.

Jeremiah G. Allen, MD
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
George J. Arnaoutakis, MD
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Eric S. Weiss, MD, MPH
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Christian A. Merlo, MD, MPH
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
John V. Conte, MD
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Ashish S. Shah, MD
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Reprint requests: Ashish S. Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Blalock 618, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287. Telephone: 410-502-3900. Fax: 410-955-3809