Effect of Overweight and Obesity on Cardiovascular Events in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
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This study investigated whether overweight and obesity impacted outcome in patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS).Increased body mass index (BMI) is a strong predictor of higher cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in the general population but not among patients undergoing heart surgery.Cardiovascular events in 1,664 patients with initially asymptomatic AS...
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Male , obesity , Heart Ventricles , PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION , 610 , aortic valve stenosis , body mass index , outcomes , Ventricular Function, Left , SYSTOLIC FUNCTION , LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY , cardiovascular disease , Humans , Obesity , Prospective Studies , METABOLIC SYNDROME , Aged , Ultrasonography , Aged, 80 and over , Heart Failure , GEOMETRY , MORTALITY , DISEASE PROGRESSION , Aortic Valve Stenosis , Length of Stay , Middle Aged , Overweight , AMERICAN-INDIANS , VALVE STENOSIS , BODY-MASS INDEX , Hypertension , Multivariate Analysis , Disease Progression , Female , Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine , Follow-Up Studies