American Heart Journal
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 74-81 , January 2007

An obesity paradox in acute heart failure: Analysis of body mass index and inhospital mortality for 108927 patients in the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry

  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson/University of California–Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, Ahmanson/University of California–Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, 47-123 CHS, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
    • ,
  • Preethi Srikanthan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson/University of California–Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, University of California–Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Midwest Heart Specialists, Naperville, IL
    • ,
  • Guillermo B. Cintron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
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  • Margarita Lopatin, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Scios, Inc, Fremont, CA
    • ,
  • for the ADHERE Scientific Advisory Committee and Investigators

Received 11 May 2006 ,Accepted 20 September 2006.

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 The Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry and this study were funded by Scios, Inc (Freemont, CA).

PII: S0002-8703(06)00827-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.09.007

American Heart Journal
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 74-81 , January 2007

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