The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • George J. Arnaoutakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Eric S. Weiss, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Christian A. Merlo, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • John V. Conte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Ashish S. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint 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

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PII: S1053-2498(10)00286-X

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.05.005

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 9 , Pages 1026-1033 , September 2010

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