Effect of body mass index on outcomes after cardiac surgery: Is there an obesity paradox?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-47

  Stamou, Sotiris C ^a   Nussbaum, Marcy ^a   Stiegel, Robert M ^a   Reames, Mark K ^a   Skipper, Eric R ^a   Robicsek, Francis ^a   Lobdell, Kevin W ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650490044     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.047     Document Type: Article

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