Obesity paradox in outcomes of atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 474-

  Badheka, Apurva O ^a   Rathod, Ankit ^a   Bharadwaj, Aditya ^a   Afonso, Luis ^a   Jacob, Sony ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79960345829     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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