SURVIVAL AND INFLAMMATION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE: THE IMPACT OF OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY, DIABETES AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION
Overweight and obesity are paradoxically associated with better survival in patients with heart failure (HF). This association is poorly understood, in part because the impact of diabetes (DM) on survival of overweight and obese HF patients has not been considered. Inflammation may contribute to wor...
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UKnowledge
2010
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/32 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=gradschool_diss |