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ArticleAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2025

Musculo-Immuno-Nutritional Score as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Interstitial Pneumonia Awaiting Lung Transplantation.

Gouji Toyokawa, Miho Yamaguchi, Takafumi Yamaya, Mitsuaki Kawashima, Chihiro Konoeda, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Masaaki Sato

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Article in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Gouji ToyokawaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Miho YamaguchiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Takafumi YamayaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsuaki KawashimaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Chihiro KonoedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Mototsugu ShimokawaDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Masaaki SatoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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purposeThis study evaluated the prognostic significance of the controlling nutritional status/creatine kinase score (CNKS), a composite index derived from the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and creatine kinase (CK) level, in patients with interstitial pneumonia awaiting lung transplantation (LT).

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 202 patients with interstitial pneumonia who were registered for LT between January 2014 and July 2023. CNKS was calculated using CK levels and the CONUT (derived from albumin level, lymphocyte count, and cholesterol level).

resultsAmong the 202 patients, 130 (64.4%) were alive, while 72 (35.6%) had died at the time of analysis. Among the surviving patients, 79 (39.1%) underwent cadaveric LT, and 51 (25.2%) remained on the waiting list. A high CNKS (n = 72 [35.6%]) was significantly associated with a lower body mass index (P <0.001), a shorter 6-minute walk distance (P <0.001), and lower forced vital capacity (P = 0.006) compared with a low CNKS (n = 130 [64.4%]). The results of the multivariate analysis showed that CNKS was a significant independent prognostic factor for survival during the waiting period (P = 0.031).

conclusionCNKS represents a promising prognostic marker, potentially useful in selecting lung transplant candidates and guiding nutritional and rehabilitative interventions during the pretransplant period.

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Decision Support TechniquesLung Diseases, InterstitialLung TransplantationNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentWaiting ListsAdultAgedBiomarkersFemaleHumansLymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisBiomarkerslung transplantationmusculo-immuno-nutritional scorewaitlist mortality

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