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. 2007 Apr 25;117(2):278-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.039. Epub 2006 Aug 7.

Obesity is associated with higher mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock

Paari Dominic Swaminathan, Monica Stancu, Prasannakumar Venkatesh, Sandeep Khosla, Rohit R Arora

Obesity is associated with higher mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock

Paari Dominic Swaminathan et al. Int J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of death in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Studies that have focused on identifying mortality predictors in patients with cardiogenic shock have not evaluated outcomes in obese patients. A study of sixty-one patients with cardiogenic shock demonstrated that obese patients with cardiogenic shock have a higher mortality risk compared to non-obese patients.

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