Obesity and mortality risk in heart failure: when adipose tissue distribution matters

Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Sep;20(9):1278-1280. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1279. Epub 2018 Jul 12.

Authors

Salvatore Carbone¹, Andrew Elagizi², Carl J Lavie²

Affiliations

¹ Pauley Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School - The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.

PMID: 29999227
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1279

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue
Heart Failure*
Humans
Obesity
Tissue Distribution
Waist-Hip Ratio*