Elevated Body Mass Index and Use of Coronary Revascularization after Cardiac Catheterization

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-280

  King, Kathryn M ^a   Southern, Danielle A ^a   Cornuz, Jacques ^b   Maitland, Andrew ^c   Knudtson, Merril L ^c   Ghali, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Coronary revascularization; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 61549093111     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.09.036     Document Type: Article

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