Obesity paradox in patients undergoing coronary intervention: A review

There is strong relationship exist between obesity and cardiovascular disease including coronary artery disease (CAD). However, better outcomes noted in obese patients undergoing percutaneous cardiovascular interventions for CAD, a phenomenon known as the obesity paradox. In this review, we performe...

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Autores principales: Patel, Nirav, Elsaid, Ossama, Shenoy, Abhishek, Sharma, Abhishek, McFarlane, Samy I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5633536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29081905
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i9.731
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Sumario:There is strong relationship exist between obesity and cardiovascular disease including coronary artery disease (CAD). However, better outcomes noted in obese patients undergoing percutaneous cardiovascular interventions for CAD, a phenomenon known as the obesity paradox. In this review, we performed extensive search for obesity paradox in obese patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and discussed possible mechanism and disparities in different race and sex.

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