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Inverse association of mortality and body mass index in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction of both ischemic and non-ischemic etiologies.

Tiffany L BrazileSuresh MulukutlaFloyd ThomaN A Mark EstesSandeep JainSamir F Saba
Published in: Clinical cardiology (2021)
Our results support the existence of an obesity paradox impacting all-cause mortality in patients with LVSD of ischemic and non-ischemic etiologies even after adjusting for LVEF and comorbidities. Additional research is needed to understand the effect of weight loss on survival once a diagnosis of LVSD is established.
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