Overweight-mortality paradox and impact of six-minute walk distance in lung transplantation

Overweight-mortality paradox and impact of six-minute walk distance in lung transplantation

Overweight-mortality paradox and impact of six-minute walk distance (SMWD) in lung transplantation Background: The objective of this study was to examine combined prognostic influence of body mass index (BMI) and SMWD on mortality in lung transplant recipients. Methods: Consecutive isolated lung t...

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Main Authors: Kongkiat Chaikriangkrai, Hye Yeon Jhun, Edward A Graviss, Soma Jyothula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Body mass index
body composition
lung transplant
six-minute walk
obesity paradox
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2015;volume=10;issue=3;spage=169;epage=175;aulast=Chaikriangkrai

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