The impact of body mass index on short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery graft bypass.

The impact of body mass index on short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery graft bypass.

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on short- and long-term outcomes after initial revascularization with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS: 4916 Chinese who consecutively underwent isolated, primary CABG at the Cardiovascular Inst...

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Main Authors: Hushan Ao, Xianqiang Wang, Fei Xu, Zhe Zheng, Ming Chen, Lei Li, Chaoqun Wu, Qian Wang, Shengshou Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994030?pdf=render

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