OBESITY PARADOX IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: ANALYSIS OF THE NIH-PULMONARY HYPERTENSION REGISTRY

OBESITY PARADOX IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: ANALYSIS OF THE NIH-PULMONARY HYPERTENSION REGISTRY

In a separate analysis, crude mortality was higher in morbidly obese patients compared to obese patients demonstrating and 'U' shaped relationship between obesity and prognosis (Figure, panel B).

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-04, Vol.67 (13), p.2073-2073
Hauptverfasser: Nagarajan, Vijaiganesh, Bilchick, Kenneth, Kohan, Luke, Welch, Timothy S, Mihalek, Andrew D, Kennedy, Jamie L.W, Mazimba, Sula
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Obesity
Pulmonary hypertension
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Zusammenfassung:In a separate analysis, crude mortality was higher in morbidly obese patients compared to obese patients demonstrating and 'U' shaped relationship between obesity and prognosis (Figure, panel B).
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(16)32074-5