Coronary artery disease in patients with body mass index ≥30 kg/m2: a retrospective chart analysis

Objective: In this study, we evaluated obesity as a single risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), along with the synergistic effect of obesity and other risk factors. Methods: A retrospective study of 7,567 patients admitted to hospital for chest pain from 2005 to 2014 and underwent cardiac...

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Main Authors: Hassan Alkhawam, James Nguyen, Jason Sayanlar, Robert Sogomonian, Ronak Desai, JoshPaul Jolly, Neil Vyas, Umer Syed, Maher Homsi, David Rubinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/31483/pdf_163