Study on correlation of obesity with short-term prognosis in acute myocardial infarction

Study on correlation of obesity with short-term prognosis in acute myocardial infarction

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Background: Obese patients with established coronary artery disease have reduced mortality compared to normal or low body mass index (BMI) patients. The reason for the relation is not yet clearly understood. We sought to evaluate the association of BMI and waist circumference (WC) at the time of pre...

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Main Authors: Vellani Haridasan, K.F. Rajesh, C.G. Sajeev, G. Rajesh, Cicy Bastion, D. Vinayakumar, P. Kadermuneer, Dolly Mathew, Biju George, M.N. Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Obesity paradox
Body mass index
Myocardial infarction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215004150

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