Weight Loss in Obese Patients With Heart Failure

Weight Loss in Obese Patients With Heart Failure

BackgroundIn heart failure (HF), weight loss (WL) has been associated with an adverse prognosis whereas obesity has been linked to lower mortality (the obesity paradox). The impact of WL in obese patients with HF is incompletely understood. Our objective was to explore the prevalence of WL and its i...

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Main Authors: Elisabet Zamora, Carles Díez‐López, Josep Lupón, Marta de Antonio, Mar Domingo, Javier Santesmases, María Isabel Troya, Crisanto Díez‐Quevedo, Salvador Altimir, Antoni Bayes‐Genis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cachexia
heart failure
mortality
obesity
weight
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002468

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