Key result
Lower body weight is linked to increased major bleeding and stroke risk in STEMI patients.
Why the study?
Do anthropometric measures (height, weight, BMI, BSA) provide independent prognostic information for clinical outcomes in patients with STEMI?
Observational (n=94,108)
Yes
Do anthropometric measures (height, weight, BMI, BSA) provide independent prognostic information for clinical outcomes in patients with STEMI?
p-value: p=<0.0001
Body weight provides clinically relevant prognostic information for major bleeding and stroke in STEMI patients, but adds minimal value for predicting death or cardiogenic shock beyond other baseline factors.
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Body weight may refine bleeding and stroke risk stratification in STEMI; leaves open whether anthropometrics add independent value beyond standard predictors.
Mehta et al. (2006) conducted an observational in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (n=94,108). Anthropometric indices (height, weight, BMI, BSA) was evaluated on 30-day death and in-hospital cardiogenic shock, major bleeding, and stroke (p=<0.0001). Body weight was inversely related to clinical events in STEMI patients but provided clinically relevant prognostic information only for major bleeding (8.4%) and stroke (4.3%) (P<0.0001).
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