Association of body mass index and visceral fat with aortic valve calcification and mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the obesity paradox in severe aortic stenosis

BACKGROUND: Previous studies showed that metabolic syndrome is associated with aortic valve calcification (AVC) and poor outcomes in aortic stenosis (AS). However, if these associations change and how body fat impacts the prognosis of patients in late stage of the disease have been not yet explored....

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Autores principales: Mancio, Jennifer, Fonseca, Paulo, Figueiredo, Bruno, Ferreira, Wilson, Carvalho, Monica, Ferreira, Nuno, Braga, Pedro, Rodrigues, Alberto, Barros, Antonio, Falcao-Pires, Ines, Leite-Moreira, Adelino, Ribeiro, Vasco Gama, Bettencourt, Nuno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29075334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-017-0285-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29075334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-017-0285-2

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