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The influence of optimal medical treatment on the ‘obesity paradox’, body mass index and long-term mortality in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: a prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the obesity paradox persists in the long term and to study the effect of optimal medical treatment on this phenomenon. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A tertiary care centre in Rotterdam. PARTICIPANTS: From January 2000 to December 2005, 6332 patients unde...

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Autores principales: Schenkeveld, Lisanne, Magro, Michael, Oemrawsingh, Rohit M, Lenzen, Mattie, de Jaegere, Peter, van Geuns, Robert-Jan, Serruys, Patrick W, van Domburg, Ron T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22327630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000535