Short Stature and Access to Lung Transplantation in the United States. A Cohort Study.

Rationale: Anecdotally, short lung transplant candidates suffer from long waiting times and higher rates of death on the waiting list compared with taller candidates.

Objectives: To examine the relationship between lung transplant candidate height and waiting list outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 13,346 adults placed on the lung transplant waiting list in the United States between 2005 and 2011.