Should the severity of obesity affect our decision for heart transplant candidacy in pediatrics?

Pediatr Transplant. 2018 Jun;22(4):e13177. doi: 10.1111/petr.13177. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

Authors

Emilie Jean-St-Michel¹, Alene Toulany²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, The Labatt Family Heart Centre, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 29542275
DOI: 10.1111/petr.13177

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MeSH terms

Child
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Obesity*
Pediatrics