Relation of Body Mass Index to Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-15-2016

Abstract

Obesity confers a paradoxical survival benefit in patients with heart failure, but this obesity paradox has not been well established in those who have undergone cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D). We sought to determine the impact of body mass index (BMI) on long-term survival in patients with heart failure after CRT-D. We identified 113 patients implanted with CRT-D at our institution from May 2002 to November 2003. Patients were divided into 3 categories by pre-implant BMI (kg/m

Volume

118

Issue

12

First Page

1861

Last Page

1867

ISSN

1879-1913

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

27823599

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article

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