Adipose Composition and Heart Failure Prognosis: Paradox or Not?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Dec 5;70(22):2750-2751. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.017.

Authors

Carl J Lavie¹, Richard V Milani², Hector O Ventura²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Disease, John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: clavie@ochsner.org.
² Department of Cardiovascular Disease, John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PMID: 29191322
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.017

No abstract available

Keywords: adipose; body mass index; heart failure; obesity; waist circumference.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Adiposity
Heart Failure*
Humans
Obesity
Obesity, Abdominal*