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Body Mass Index and Prognosis in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Author(s) -

Satish Kenchaiah,

Stuart J. Pocock,

Duolao Wang,

Peter Finn,

Leonardo A. M. Zornoff,

Hicham Skali,

Marc A. Pfeffer,

Salim Yusuf,

Karl Swedberg,

Eric L. Michelson,

Christopher B. Granger,

John J.V. McMurray,

Scott D. Solomon

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.679779

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , heart failure , body mass index , ejection fraction , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cardiology , confounding

In individuals without known cardiovascular disease, elevated body mass index (BMI) (weight/height2) is associated with an increased risk of death. However, in patients with certain specific chronic diseases, including heart failure, low BMI has been associated with increased mortality.

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