Bridge to transplant patients.

Table 4: Bridge to transplant patients.

	BMI kg/m²
Variable	≥ 35 n = 22	< 35 n = 74	P value
Device Related complications
Driveline Infection, %	33	24	0.40
Device Thrombosis, %	24	13	0.3
Hemolysis, %	29	13	0.096
Stroke, %	24	11	0.16
GI Bleed, %	19	19	1
Wait to HTx (days), mean ± SD	619 ± 372	403 ± 342	0.096
Wait to HTx (days), median	469 (128, 1302)	316 (36, 1573)	0.10

HTx: Heart Transplantation; BTT: Bridge to Transplantation.