Minimizing post-transplantation weight gain would improve kidney graft survival
Rachael Williams
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A retrospective analysis of data from a university hospital in France has excluded METABOLIC SYNDROME as an independent determinant of renal transplantation outcome, but has revealed that substantial weight gain—which is common after transplantation—independently increases the risk of graft loss. Management of post-transplantation BMI should therefore be a priority.
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