Existence of "obesity paradox" in cardiogenic shock: More questions than answers

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¹ Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (ABVIMS) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001, India.
² Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bannerghatta Main Rd, Phase 3, Jayanagara 9th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India. Electronic address: drjesjoseworkmail@gmail.com.

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Rohan Magoon et al. Heart Lung. 2023 Mar-Apr.

. 2023 Mar-Apr:58:250-251.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.11.007. Epub 2022 Nov 28.

¹ Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (ABVIMS) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001, India.
² Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bannerghatta Main Rd, Phase 3, Jayanagara 9th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India. Electronic address: drjesjoseworkmail@gmail.com.

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Keywords: Body mass index; Cardiogenic shock; Mortality; Obesity paradox; Waist circumference.

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Correlation between severity of obesity and mortality in cardiogenic shock.
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