• Am. J. Cardiol. · Jun 2009

    Comparative Study

    Relation of body mass index to mortality after development of heart failure due to acute coronary syndrome.

    • Audrey H Wu, Kim A Eagle, Daniel G Montgomery, Eva Kline-Rogers, Yu-Chen Hu, and Keith D Aaronson.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. ahwu@med.umich.edu
    • Am. J. Cardiol. 2009 Jun 15; 103 (12): 1736-40.

    AbstractSeveral studies have suggested that obesity may be associated with a survival advantage in heart failure (HF). The duration of HF likely influences disease severity and may introduce lead-time bias into analyses of outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze a cohort in which the exact time of HF onset could be determined: patients in the University of Michigan subset of the acute coronary syndromes (ACS) database of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) who developed new-onset HF (no history of HF and left ventricular ejection fraction or=30 kg/m(2)). Underweight patients (BMI

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