Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant

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Autores principales: Ana Lanier, Umar Siddiqi, Usmaan Siddiqi, Linda Lee, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Mark Belkin, Jonathan Grinstein, Anthony Kanelidis, Leo Gozdecki, Stanley Swat, Sara Kalantari, Nitasha Sarswat, Bow Ben Chung, Gene Kim, Chris Salerno, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Manreet Kanwar, Ann Nguyen
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author Ana Lanier
Umar Siddiqi
Usmaan Siddiqi
Linda Lee
Seyed Ehsan Saffari
Mark Belkin
Jonathan Grinstein
Anthony Kanelidis
Leo Gozdecki
Stanley Swat
Sara Kalantari
Nitasha Sarswat
Bow Ben Chung
Gene Kim
Chris Salerno
Valluvan Jeevanandam
Manreet Kanwar
Ann Nguyen
author_facet Ana Lanier
Umar Siddiqi
Usmaan Siddiqi
Linda Lee
Seyed Ehsan Saffari
Mark Belkin
Jonathan Grinstein
Anthony Kanelidis
Leo Gozdecki
Stanley Swat
Sara Kalantari
Nitasha Sarswat
Bow Ben Chung
Gene Kim
Chris Salerno
Valluvan Jeevanandam
Manreet Kanwar
Ann Nguyen
Ana Lanier
Umar Siddiqi
Usmaan Siddiqi
Linda Lee
Seyed Ehsan Saffari
Mark Belkin
Jonathan Grinstein
Anthony Kanelidis
Leo Gozdecki
Stanley Swat
Sara Kalantari
Nitasha Sarswat
Bow Ben Chung
Gene Kim
Chris Salerno
Valluvan Jeevanandam
Manreet Kanwar
Ann Nguyen
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contents Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant Ana Lanier Umar Siddiqi Usmaan Siddiqi Linda Lee Seyed Ehsan Saffari Mark Belkin Jonathan Grinstein Anthony Kanelidis Leo Gozdecki Stanley Swat Sara Kalantari Nitasha Sarswat Bow Ben Chung Gene Kim Chris Salerno Valluvan Jeevanandam Manreet Kanwar Ann Nguyen Clinical Transplantation ABSTRACT Current guidelines for heart transplant (HT) listing support body mass index (BMI) < 35 kg/m 2 , though data supporting this recommendation is mixed. It is unclear if other more specific measurements of body composition are better predictors of outcomes post‐HT. This retrospective study included patients who underwent HT between 2014 and 2019 and underwent an abdominal CT scan within 3 months of HT. Tissue characterization was performed using Slice‐O‐Matic software to derive measurements including BMI, fat mass index (FMI), visceral adipose tissue to subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio (VAT/SAT), fat free mass index (FFMI), and skeletal muscle index (SMI). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate association of body composition variables by tertiles to 1 year mortality, readmission, primary graft dysfunction, length of stay, infection, and renal failure. Of the 104 patients, 80% were male and 56% were Caucasian. Highest and lowest BMI tertiles were significantly associated with an increased risk of hospital readmission within 1 year post HT (OR 3.4, [95%CI 1.1–11.4]; OR 5.9, [95% CI 1.7–25.1]; p  = 0.01) as well as an increased risk of infections requiring hospitalization (OR 3.2, [95% CI 1.2–9.0]; OR 3.9, [95%CI 1.4–11.7]; p  = 0.02). FMI, VAT/SAT, FFMI, and SMI were not associated with outcomes 1‐year post‐HT. Highest and lowest BMI tertiles were associated with increased rates of hospital readmission and infection in the first‐year post HT, while other measurements of body composition were not associated with any poor outcomes post‐HT. Although BMI does not predict mortality post‐HT, it can differentiate risk better than all other metrics. 10.1111/ctr.70448 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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spellingShingle Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant
Ana Lanier
Umar Siddiqi
Usmaan Siddiqi
Linda Lee
Seyed Ehsan Saffari
Mark Belkin
Jonathan Grinstein
Anthony Kanelidis
Leo Gozdecki
Stanley Swat
Sara Kalantari
Nitasha Sarswat
Bow Ben Chung
Gene Kim
Chris Salerno
Valluvan Jeevanandam
Manreet Kanwar
Ann Nguyen
Clinical Transplantation
Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant Ana Lanier Umar Siddiqi Usmaan Siddiqi Linda Lee Seyed Ehsan Saffari Mark Belkin Jonathan Grinstein Anthony Kanelidis Leo Gozdecki Stanley Swat Sara Kalantari Nitasha Sarswat Bow Ben Chung Gene Kim Chris Salerno Valluvan Jeevanandam Manreet Kanwar Ann Nguyen Clinical Transplantation ABSTRACT Current guidelines for heart transplant (HT) listing support body mass index (BMI) < 35 kg/m 2 , though data supporting this recommendation is mixed. It is unclear if other more specific measurements of body composition are better predictors of outcomes post‐HT. This retrospective study included patients who underwent HT between 2014 and 2019 and underwent an abdominal CT scan within 3 months of HT. Tissue characterization was performed using Slice‐O‐Matic software to derive measurements including BMI, fat mass index (FMI), visceral adipose tissue to subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio (VAT/SAT), fat free mass index (FFMI), and skeletal muscle index (SMI). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate association of body composition variables by tertiles to 1 year mortality, readmission, primary graft dysfunction, length of stay, infection, and renal failure. Of the 104 patients, 80% were male and 56% were Caucasian. Highest and lowest BMI tertiles were significantly associated with an increased risk of hospital readmission within 1 year post HT (OR 3.4, [95%CI 1.1–11.4]; OR 5.9, [95% CI 1.7–25.1]; p  = 0.01) as well as an increased risk of infections requiring hospitalization (OR 3.2, [95% CI 1.2–9.0]; OR 3.9, [95%CI 1.4–11.7]; p  = 0.02). FMI, VAT/SAT, FFMI, and SMI were not associated with outcomes 1‐year post‐HT. Highest and lowest BMI tertiles were associated with increased rates of hospital readmission and infection in the first‐year post HT, while other measurements of body composition were not associated with any poor outcomes post‐HT. Although BMI does not predict mortality post‐HT, it can differentiate risk better than all other metrics. 10.1111/ctr.70448 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant
topic Clinical Transplantation
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ctr.70448