Effect of Obesity on Coronary Atherosclerosis and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Author(s) -
SooJin Kang,
Gary S. Mintz,
Bernhard Witzenbichler,
D. Christopher Metzger,
Michael J. Rinaldi,
Peter L. Duffy,
Giora Weisz,
Thomas Stuckey,
Bruce R. Brodie,
Takehisa Shimizu,
Ke Xu,
Ajay J. Kirtane,
Gregg W. Stone,
Akiko Maehara
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.114.001392
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , intravascular ultrasound , body mass index , cardiology , stent , diabetes mellitus , culprit , surgery , myocardial infarction , endocrinology
Obesity is a cardiovascular risk factor, but the obesity paradox in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention is poorly understood.
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