Impact of Body Mass Index on mortality in Swiss hospital patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: does an obesity paradox exist?

Impact of Body Mass Index on mortality in Swiss hospital patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: does an obesity paradox exist?

BACKGROUND: The obesity paradox refers to the phenomenon that obese patients seem to have a better outcome than normal weight patients in a variety of disease conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) on mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocard...

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Main Authors: Fabienne Witassek, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Paul Erne, Dragana Radovanovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2014-07-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
myocardial infarction
percutaneous coronary intervention
obesity paradox
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1892

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