ArticleJTCVS open2026
Early post-lung transplant weight gain is associated with increased long-term recipient survival.
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Objective: Organ transplantation is associated with significant physiologic, metabolic, and medication-related changes that impact recipient weight. This study investigates the association of post-transplant body mass index trajectory with survival in lung transplant recipients. Methods: This is a retrospective study of all adult lung transplants performed in the United States between 2005 and 2013. Recipients were stratified by body mass index change at 1 year post-transplant relative to pretransplant into quartiles: decreased: <-1.16, stable: -1.16-0.98, and increased: >0.98 kg/m Results: Among 9709 lung recipients, median body mass index at 1 year post-transplant was 25.5 kg/m Conclusions: Weight gain in the first year after lung transplantation is associated with a survival benefit, except in patients with pretransplant obesity, whereas weight loss is associated with long-term recipient mortality. Close attention should be directed toward weight trajectory in the postoperative period.
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