Is obesity still a risk factor for patients undergoing coronary surgery?

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 824-828

  Ascione, Raimondo ^a   Angelini, Gianni D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EUROPE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142699540     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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