The obesity paradox in elderly obese patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-127

  Le Bert, George ^a   Santana, Orlando ^a   Pineda, Andrés M ^a   Zamora, Carlos ^a   Lamas, Gervasio A ^a   Lamelas, Joseph ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; Geriatric; Obesity; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBESITY PARADOX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961011744     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.256677     Document Type: Article

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