The Influence of Body Mass Index on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Does the Obesity Paradox Really Exist?

PURPOSE: Obesity influences risk stratification in cardiac surgery in everyday practice. However, some studies have reported better outcomes in patients with a high body mass index (BMI): this is known as the obesity paradox. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of diverse degrees of hig...

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Autores principales: Lopez-Delgado, Juan Carlos, Esteve, Francisco, Manez, Rafael, Torrado, Herminia, Carrio, Maria L., Rodríguez-Castro, David, Farrero, Elisabet, Javierre, Casimiro, Skaltsa, Konstantina, Ventura, Josep L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118858

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118858

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