title: Nutritional management of the cardiac transplant patient.
abstract: Cardiac transplantation, along with successful immunosuppressive therapy, is emerging as a reasonable therapeutic procedure for prolonging the life of patients with end-stage coronary artery disease. Nutritional management is an important factor in total patient care. Dietary principles as outlined here are intended to serve as nutrition guidelines rather than dietary restrictions. The primary goal is to promote sound nutritional health without aggravating the metabolic consequences of immunosuppressive therapy.
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D004035:Diet Therapy; D002149:Energy Intake; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011182:Postoperative Care
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents