Revisiting the obesity paradox in heart failure: Per cent body fat as predictor of biomarkers and outcome

Obesity defined by body mass index (BMI) is characterized by better prognosis and lower plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in heart failure. We assessed whether another anthropometric measure, per cent body fat (PBF), reveals different associations with outcome and heart fa...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of preventive cardiology 2019
Hauptverfasser: Aimo, Alberto, Januzzi, James L, Vergaro, Giuseppe, Clerico, Aldo, Latini, Roberto, Meessen, Jennifer, Anand, Inder S, Cohn, Jay N, Gravning, Jørgen A, Ueland, Thor, Nymo, Ståle Haugset, Brunner-La Rocca, Hans-Peter, Bayes-Genis, Antoni, Lupón, Josep, de Boer, Rudolf A, Yoshihisa, Akiomi, Takeishi, Yasuchika, Egstrup, Michael, Gustafsson, Ida, Gaggin, Hanna K, Eggers, Kai M, Huber, Kurt, Tentzeris, Ioannis, Ripoli, Andrea, Passino, Claudio, Emdin, Michele
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