Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcome in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients

Too Fat or Too Thin? Body Habitus Assessment in Children Listed for Heart Transplant and Impact on Outcome

“…11 This is also in contrast to our findings. Their study population differed in that it excluded all infants Ͻ2 years old, 44% of our pediatric transplant population.…”

Wasting or Obesity at Time of Transplant Does Not Predict Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes: Analysis of ISHLT Pediatric Heart Transplant Registry

“…Rossano et al reported on 105 pediatric HT recipients. 4 They found that obesity at time of HT had no adverse effects, whereas wasting predicted decreased graft survival. In contrast, our institution reported that wasting at time of listing for HT had no detectable adverse effect on survival, but obesity at time of listing was a significant risk factor for decreased graft survival.…”

Body Mass Index is a Useful Predictor of Prognosis After Left Ventricular Assist System Implantation

“…14 -16 In a study of pediatric heart transplant patients, Rossano et al demonstrated that being underweight (Ͻ5th percentile) at transplant was an independent predictor of decreased graft survival, although overweight patients showed similar graft survival compared with normal-weight patients. 17 It remains unknown, however, whether BMI influences the mortality of patients supported with LVAS. Herein we investigate the relationship between BMI and the prognosis of patients with LVAS.…”