The relationship between body mass index and mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132-135

  Burger, Andrew J ^a   Han, Yuchi ^b   Aronson, Doron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Heart failure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 64149126271     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.047     Document Type: Article

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