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Body mass index and survival in people with heart failure

Abstract:
Background
People with obesity are twice as likely to develop heart failure (HF) compared to people with a healthy body mass index (BMI) [1]. However, among people with HF a higher BMI has been linked to a reduced risk of all-cause mortality, a concept known as the “obesity paradox” [2].
Purpose
To examine the association between BMI and survival in patients with chronic HF among a large primary care cohort.
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Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.894

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
European Heart Journal More from this journal
Volume:
43
Issue:
Supplement_2
Article number:
ehac544.894
Publication date:
2022-10-03
Acceptance date:
2022-05-16
DOI:
EISSN:
1522-9645
ISSN:
0195-668X


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1288103
Local pid:
pubs:1288103
Deposit date:
2022-10-31

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