The Obesity Paradox and Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of a Decade of Evidence
There is scientific consensus that obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure. However, among persons who already have heart failure, outcomes seem to be better in obese persons as compared with lean persons: this has been termed the obesity paradox, the mechanism...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9040248 |
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