Obesity-related increased perioperative morbidity in CABG patients: Does metabolic syndrome affect the perioperative outcomes?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 273-274

  Turhan, Hasan ^a   Yetkin, Ertan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEATH; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646761593     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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