Association of Body Mass Index With Major Cardiovascular Events and With Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [Coronary Artery Disease]

Conclusions—
Among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a low BMI was associated with increased risks of major cardiovascular events and death. However, there were no excess risks of these events associated with a high BMI.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - April 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Park, D.-W., Kim, Y.-H., Yun, S.-C., Ahn, J.-M., Lee, J.-Y., Kim, W.-J., Kang, S.-J., Lee, S.-W., Lee, C. W., Park, S.-W., Park, S.-J. Tags: Obesity, Catheter-based coronary interventions: stents Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research