This study sought to define the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in heart failure (HF) across the world and to identify specific groups in whom BMI may differentially mediate risk.

Body mass index and mortality in acutely decompensated heart failure across the world: a global obesity paradox / Shah, R; Gayat, E; Januzzi Jl, Jr; Sato, N; Cohen-Solal, A; Disomma, S; Fairman, E; Harjola, Vp; Ishihara, S; Lassus, J; Maggioni, A; Metra, M; Mueller, C; Mueller, T; Parenica, J; Pascual-Figal, D; Peacock, Wf; Spinar, J; Van Kimmenade, R; Mebazaa, A; GREAT (Global Research on Acute Conditions Team), Network. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 1558-3597. - 63:8(2014), pp. 778-785. [10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.072]

Body mass index and mortality in acutely decompensated heart failure across the world: a global obesity paradox

Metra M;
2014-01-01

Abstract

This study sought to define the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in heart failure (HF) across the world and to identify specific groups in whom BMI may differentially mediate risk.
2014
heart failure
obesity
obesity paradox
Acute Disease
Aged
Aged
80 and over
Cohort Studies
Female
Heart Failure
Humans
Internationality
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Prospective Studies
Registries
Body Mass Index
Global Health
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