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The obesity paradox in men with coronary heart disease and heart failure: The role of muscle mass and leptin()()()

AIMS: We have investigated the role of muscle mass, natriuretic peptides and adipokines in explaining the obesity paradox. BACKGROUND: The obesity paradox relates to the association between obesity and increased survival in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) or heart failure (HF). METHODS: P...

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Autores principales: Wannamethee, S. Goya, Shaper, A. Gerald, Whincup, Peter H., Lennon, Lucy, Papacosta, Olia, Sattar, Naveed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3909461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24331120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.043