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Body Mass Index, Outcomes, and Mortality Following Cardiac Surgery in Ontario, Canada

BACKGROUND: The “obesity paradox” reflects an observed relationship between obesity and decreased morbidity and mortality, suggesting improved health outcomes for obese individuals. Studies examining the relationship between high body mass index (BMI) and adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery have...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Ana P, Parlow, Joel L, Whitehead, Marlo, Xu, Jianfeng, Rohland, Susan, Milne, Brian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26159363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002140