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Does body mass index affect in-hospital management and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Does body mass index affect in-hospital management and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
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The study supports the existence of an obesity paradox in acute myocardial infarction, where overweight and obese patients have better in-hospital outcomes compared to underweight patients.
: In-hospital management and outcomes of AMI vary by BMI. Underweight status was associated with worse outcomes, whereas the obesity paradox was apparent, with better outcomes for overweight/obese admissions.
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Patlolla et al. (2021) studied this question.
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