Why the study?
Does higher BMI reduce mortality risks in outpatients with established HF?
Population
Outpatients with established heart failure (HF)
Comparison
Higher BMI (overweight and obese) vs Healthy weight
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports obesity paradox in HF outpatients; hypothesis-generating and should not yet alter weight management.
Structured PICO
Does higher BMI reduce mortality risks in outpatients with established HF?
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Population
Outpatients with established heart failure (HF)
I
Intervention
Higher BMI (overweight and obese)
C
Comparator
Healthy weight
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Outcome
Mortality risk (risk of death)hard clinical
In outpatients with established heart failure, being overweight or obese is paradoxically associated with a lower risk of death compared to having a healthy weight.
Cite This Study
Curtis et al. (2005) studied this question.