Physical rehabilitation of lung transplant candidates and recipients plays an important in
optimizing physical function prior to transplant and facilitating recovery of function post …

Background. The objectives of this position statement were to provide evidence-based and
expert-informed recommendations for exercise training in adult and children solid organ …

Lung transplant candidates and recipients have significant impairments in skeletal muscle
mass, strength and function—individual measures of sarcopenia. Skeletal muscle …

Background Little is known of the early changes in physical activity after lung
transplantation. Objectives The purposes of this study were:(1) to describe physical activity …

Background. Little is known about associations between low physical activity (PA) and its
correlates and outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients. This systematic review with …

Physical activity is reduced in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases. Activity monitors
can measure physical activity objectively and accurately over prolonged periods of time …

Background In lung transplantation (LTx), patients with thoracic muscle sarcopenia may
have to require longer to recovery. We measured thoracic muscle volume by using the cross …

The increasing rate of societal obesity is also affecting the transplant world through obesity
in candidates and donors as well as its posttransplant repercussions. Being overweight and …

Introduction: Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) is a widely used surrogate for exercise
capacity in patients both pre-and post-lung transplant. Multiple factors have been suggested …

Introduction Unintentional weight gain, overweight and obesity following solid organ
transplantation (SOT) are well‐established and linked to morbidity and mortality risk factors …