The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
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J. Heart Lung Transplant. · Feb 2013
Fifth INTERMACS annual report: risk factor analysis from more than 6,000 mechanical circulatory support patients.
The 5th annual report of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) summarizes and analyzes the first 6 years of patient and data collection. The current analysis includes more than 6000 patients and updated risk factors for continuous flow pumps. Among continuous flow pumps, actuarial survival is 80% at 1 year and 70% at 2 years. Quality of life indicators are generally favorable and adverse event burden will likely influence patient selections of advanced heart failure therapies.
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J. Heart Lung Transplant. · Feb 2013
Body mass index and its effect on outcome in children after lung transplantation.
Malnutrition is common in children undergoing lung transplantation, particularly among those with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the effect of body habitus on outcome after pediatric lung transplantation is unknown. We studied body mass index (BMI) and its effect on outcome in pediatric lung transplantation. ⋯ The incidence of underweight status amongst pediatric lung transplant recipients with CF is high. However, we did not find a significant negative effect of underweight body habitus on survival in CF children after lung transplantation. Overweight pediatric recipients appear to have poorer survival after transplant.