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Is the relationship of body mass index to severity of coronary artery disease different from that of waist-to- hip ratio and severity of coronary artery disease? Paradoxical findings
BACKGROUND: Although for decades there has been controversy regarding the relationship between obesity and coronary artery disease (CAD), it has been assumed that high body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for CAD. However, the findings of some recent studies were paradoxical. OBJECTIVES: The aim o...
Autores principales: | Parsa, Amir Farhang Zand, Jahanshahi, Bahareh |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Clinics Cardive Publishing
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25784312 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2014-054 |
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