Is the Obesity Paradox in Cardiac Surgery Really a Myth? Effect of Body Mass Index on Early and Late Clinical Outcomes
Lucrecia María Burgos, Andreína Gil Ramírez, Leonardo Seoane, Juan Espinoza, Juan Furmento, Juan Pablo Costabel, Mariano Benzadón, Daniel Navia
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBody mass indexOverweightUnderweightObesity paradoxObesityCardiac surgeryInternal medicineRetrospective cohort studyMultivariate analysisSurgeryCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics