Obesity paradox in pulmonary hypertension due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
CONCLUSION: Low BMI appear to be significantly associated with PH occurrence in patients with HFrEF, and is an independent predictor of MACE in patients with PH-HFrEF.
PMID: 33544153 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Herz - Category: Cardiology Tags: Herz Source Type: research
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