Body mass and survival in patients with chronic heart failure without cachexia: The importance of obesity

Background: Cachexia in chronic heart failure carries a poor prognosis, but little is known about the influence of body mass on the prognosis of noncachectic heart failure patients. Methods: We studied 589 consecutive chronic heart failure patients followed for at least a year, in whom there were ac...

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Published in:	Journal of cardiac failure Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 29 - 35
Main Authors:	Davos, Constantinos H., Doehner, Wolfram, Rauchhaus, Mathias, Cicoira, Mariantonietta, Francis, Darrel P., Coats, Andrew J.S., Clark, Andrew L., Anker, Stefan D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-02-2003
Subjects:	Adrenergic beta-Agonists - therapeutic use Age Factors Aged Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - therapeutic use Blood Pressure - physiology Body Mass Index Body Weight - physiology cachexia Cachexia - drug therapy Cachexia - mortality Cachexia - physiopathology Chronic Disease Chronic heart failure Exercise Tolerance - physiology Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure - drug therapy Heart Failure - mortality Heart Failure - physiopathology Humans London - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Obesity - drug therapy Obesity - mortality Obesity - physiopathology Oxygen Consumption - physiology Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Statistics as Topic Stroke Volume - physiology survival Survival Analysis Time Factors Treatment Outcome London Chronic heart failure body mass index cachexia survival
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