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Prognostic significance of BMI after PCI treatment in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a cohort study from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry

BACKGROUND: Obesity along with clustering of cardiovascular risk factors is a promoter for coronary artery disease. On the other hand, a high body mass index (BMI) appears to exert a protective effect with respect to outcomes after a coronary artery event, termed the obesity paradox. METHODS: The Sw...

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Autores principales: Jamaly, Shabbar, Redfors, Bjorn, Omerovic, Elmir, Carlsson, Lena, Karason, Kristjan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7887374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33589539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001479