Untangling the paradox: Obesity as prognostic marker in prevalent cardiovascular disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 172, Issue , 2016, Pages 170-172

  O'Brien, Emily C ^a   Thomas, Laine E ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MARKER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; MORBIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRENDS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959339464     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.11.005     Document Type: Editorial

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