Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Dec 2009
Comparative StudyBody mass index, treatment practices, and mortality in patients with acute heart failure.
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of heart failure (HF). Among patients presenting with acute HF, however, differences in clinical characteristics, treatment regimens, and short-term prognosis of varying weights are largely unknown, particularly from a broader population-based perspective. ⋯ The results of this study in residents of a large central New England metropolitan area suggest that obesity is associated with increased survival in patients with acute HF. Further assessment of the 'obesity paradox', and careful attention to patients with a low body mass index, in patients with decompensated HF is warranted.