The impact of kidney transplantation on heart failure risk varies with candidate body mass index

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 972-982

  Lentine, Krista L ^a   Xiao, Huiling ^a   Brennan, Daniel C ^b   Schnitzler, Mark A ^a   Villines, Todd C ^c   Abbott, Kevin C ^c   Axelrod, David ^d   Snyder, Jon J ^e   Hauptman, Paul J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OBESITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70549106490     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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