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Impact of Recipient Body Mass Index on Organ Allocation and Mortality in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 10/26/09
Weiss ES et al. – Obese individuals wait longer and have a lower likelihood of receiving a donor heart after listing, despite similar short–term survival. The results of this study point to a potential provider bias for obese individuals in OHT.
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