Positive influence of being overweight/obese on long term survival in patients hospitalised due to acute heart failure.

Positive influence of being overweight/obese on long term survival in patients hospitalised due to acute heart failure.

BACKGROUND:Obesity is clearly associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. However, in patients with acute heart failure (AHF), an increased BMI could represent a protective marker. Studies evaluating the "obesity paradox" on a large cohort with long-term follow-up are lacking....

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Main Authors: Simona Littnerova, Jiri Parenica, Jindrich Spinar, Jirí Vitovec, Ales Linhart, Petr Widimsky, Jiri Jarkovsky, Roman Miklik, Lenka Spinarova, Kamil Zeman, Jan Belohlavek, Filip Malek, Marian Felsoci, Jiri Kettner, Petr Ostadal, Cestmir Cihalik, Jiri Spac, Hikmet Al-Hiti, Marian Fedorco, Richard Fojt, Andreas Kruger, Josef Malek, Tereza Mikusová, Zdenek Monhart, Stanislava Bohacova, Lidka Pohludkova, Filip Rohac, Jan Vaclavik, Dagmar Vondrakova, Klaudia Vyskocilova, Miroslav Bambuch, Ladislav Dusek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117142

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