Is the obesity paradox in outpatients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction real?

Is the obesity paradox in outpatients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction real?

BackgroundThe obesity occurrence has achieved epidemic levels worldwide and several studies indicate a paradoxical similarity among obesity and the prognosis in heart failure (HF). The primary objective was to understand the association between body mass index (BMI) and heart failure with reduced ej...

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Main Authors: Nathália Felix Araujo Salvino, Lyz Tavares de Sousa, Fabio Maia Abrahao, Pedro Pimenta de Mello Spineti, Ana Luiza Ferreira Sales, Felipe Neves de Albuquerque, Marcelo Imbroinise Bittencourt, Pedro Castello Branco de Moraes, Roberto Esporcatte, Ricardo Mourilhe-Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
obesity paradox
heart failure
obesity
MAGGIC score
heart failure reduced ejection fraction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1239722/full

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