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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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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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