OBESITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER MORTALITY FOLLOWING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: A META-ANALYSIS

OBESITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER MORTALITY FOLLOWING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: A META-ANALYSIS

Background Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) is associated with decreased mortality in heart failure patients; a phenomenon termed the 'Obesity Paradox'.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-03, Vol.61 (10), p.E35-E35
Hauptverfasser: Shah, Sachil, Hartmann, Nicholas, Cohen, Mauricio, Florez, Hermes, Palacio, Ana, Leonardo, Tamariz
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute coronary syndromes
Body mass index
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Confidence intervals
Drug therapy
Heart attacks
Internal Medicine
Mortality
Obesity
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Zusammenfassung:Background Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) is associated with decreased mortality in heart failure patients; a phenomenon termed the 'Obesity Paradox'.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60036-4