Obesity paradox: Clinical benefits not observed in obese patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A multicenter, prospective, cohort study of the northern region of China

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2949-2950

  Li, Yuze ^a   Wu, Chunwei ^a   Sun, Yujiao ^a   Jiang, Daming ^b   Zhang, Bo ^c   Ren, Lina ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Yu, Haijie ^a   Yang, Guang ^a   Guan, Qigang ^a   Tian, Wen ^a   Zhang, Haishan ^a   Guo, Liang ^a   Qi, Guoxian ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Medicine   (China)

^c DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD); Obesity paradox; Prognosis; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84885621887     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.169     Document Type: Article

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