Moderate overweight is beneficial and severe obesity detrimental for patients with documented atherosclerotic heart disease

Aziza Azimi; Mette Gitz Charlot; Christian Torp-Pedersen; Gunnar H Gislason; Lars Køber; Lisette Okkels Jensen; Per Thayssen; Jan Ravkilde; Hans-Henrik Tilsted; Jens Flensted Lassen; Leif Thuesen

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303066

Moderate overweight is beneficial and severe obesity detrimental for patients with documented atherosclerotic heart disease

Aziza Azimi, Mette Gitz Charlot, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar H Gislason, Lars Køber, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Per Thayssen, Jan Ravkilde, Hans-Henrik Tilsted, Jens Flensted Lassen, Leif Thuesen

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Abstract

Obesity is paradoxically associated with enhanced survival in patients with established cardiovascular disease. We explored this paradox further by examining the influence of obesity on survival in patients with verified atherosclerotic heart disease.

Original language	English
Journal	Heart
Volume	99
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	655-660
ISSN	1355-6037
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303066
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease
Denmark
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Overweight
Proportional Hazards Models
Registries
Retrospective Studies

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Moderate overweight is beneficial and severe obesity detrimental for patients with documented atherosclerotic heart disease

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