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Ideal Body Weight Ratio for Donor-to-Recipient Size Matching in Heart Transplantation.
Christopher D Pritting, Nayeem Nasher, Daler Rahimov, Victoria Sanders, Jesus Eduardo Rame, Rene J Alvarez, Joseph E Bavaria, John W Entwistle, Keshava Rajagopal, Charles W Hoopes, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Published: 202510.1111/ctr.70369
Abstract
BACKGROUND: While various models are useful for donor-recipient size matching, the optimal approach for predicting the correct match remains unclear. We sought to determine the association between ideal body weight (IBW) ratio and post-transplant sur…
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