Relationship of body mass index and waist circumference with clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention.

BACKGROUND:A biphasic, U-shape relationship has been reported between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the relationship between waist circumference (WC) and the cardiovascular risk following PCI has not been reported. METHODS:A...

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Main Authors: Yonggu Lee, Uram Jin, Won Moo Lee, Hong-Seok Lim, Young-Hyo Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208817