Prognostic impact of body mass index on in-hospital bleeding complications after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
CONCLUSION: Normal weight patients presented higher rates of in-hospital bleeding complications and lower survival after a STEMI. Excess mortality might be due to greater vulnerability to bleeding amongst normal weight patients.
PMID: 31984127 [PubMed]
Source: World Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Ingremeau D, Grall S, Valliet F, Desprets L, Prunier F, Furber A, Bière L Tags: World J Cardiol Source Type: research
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