Overweight and obesity in patients with established coronary heart disease: Are we meeting the challenge?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-128

  De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   De Backer, Guy ^a   Cokkinos, Dennis ^b   Keil, Ulrich ^c   Montaye, Michèle ^d   Östör, Erika ^e   Pyörälä, Kalevi ^f   Sans, Susana ^g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^e Hungarian Institute of Cardiology   (Hungary)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Obesity; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CORONARY DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1642471644     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.10.024     Document Type: Article

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