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May inform risk stratification in older STEMI patients; leaves open causal validation and optimal weight targets.
Mild obesity is associated with lower long-term risk in older STEMI patients, while normal weight and extreme obesity are associated with worse outcomes. These findings highlight hazards faced by an increasing number of older individuals with normal weight or extreme obesity and cardiovascular disease.
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