Excess weight at time of presentation of myocardial infarction is associated with lower initial mortality risks but higher long-term risks including recurrent re-infarction and cardiac death

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-159

  Nigam, Anil ^a,b   Wright, R Scott ^a,b,c,d   Allison, Thomas G ^a,c   Williams, Brent A ^a   Kopecky, Stephen L ^a,b,c,d   Reeder, Guy S ^a,b,c,d   Murphy, Joseph G ^a,b,c,d   Jaffe, Allan S ^a,b,c,d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b The Mayo Alliance for Clinical Trials ^*  (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d UVA Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Body mass index; Obesity paradox

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646792906     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.06.040     Document Type: Article

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