Underweight, Markers of Cachexia, and Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort Study of Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries

BACKGROUND: Underweight patients are at higher risk of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than normal weight patients; however, it is unclear whether this relationship is explained by confounding due to cachexia or other factors associated with low body mass index (BMI). This study aimed...

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Autores principales: Bucholz, Emily M., Krumholz, Hannah A, Krumholz, Harlan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27093615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001998

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27093615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001998

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