Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: A meta-analysis
Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: A meta-analysis
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New York, NY: Mosby, Inc
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English
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New York, NY: Mosby, Inc
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Background In patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), previous studies have reported reduced mortality rates in patients with increased body mass index (BMI). The potentially protective effect of increased BMI in CHF has been termed the obesity paradox or reverse epidemiology . This meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between...
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Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: A meta-analysis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69264233
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69264233
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0002-8703
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1097-6744
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10.1016/j.ahj.2008.02.014
