Association Between Adiposity and Lean Mass With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: No Paradox

Association Between Adiposity and Lean Mass With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: No Paradox

BackgroundPrognosis based on body fat percentage (BF%) in patients with coronary artery disease has not been extensively studied. We tested the hypothesis that patients with coronary artery disease and increased BF% have a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and that fat‐free...

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Main Authors: Jose R. Medina‐Inojosa, Virend K. Somers, Randal J. Thomas, Nathalie Jean, Sarah M. Jenkins, Miguel Angel Gomez‐Ibarra, Marta Supervia, Francisco Lopez‐Jimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
adipose tissue
cardiac rehabilitation
coronary artery disease
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007505

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