Body composition and prognosis in chronic systolic heart failure: the obesity paradox

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Apr 1;91(7):891-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00031-6.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Body Composition / physiology*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cohort Studies
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis*
  • Heart Failure / mortality
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Louisiana / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Obesity / diagnosis
  • Obesity / mortality
  • Obesity / physiopathology
  • Oxygen Consumption / physiology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stroke Volume / physiology
  • Systole / physiology