Body composition and heart failure prevalence and prognosis: getting to the fat of the matter in the "obesity paradox"

Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Jul;85(7):605-8. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0333.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Absorptiometry, Photon*
  • Actuarial Analysis
  • Body Composition*
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Heart Failure* / epidemiology
  • Heart Failure* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Obesity / diagnosis*
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prevalence
  • Prognosis
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • United States / epidemiology