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The abstract describes the methodology for assessing the influence of BMI on outcomes in STEMI patients but does not report any results.
Why the study?
Does BMI influence in-hospital mortality and infarct size in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI?
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Does BMI influence in-hospital mortality and infarct size in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI?
This prospective cohort study aims to evaluate the relationship between BMI, infarct size, and in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI to better define the obesity paradox.
Abstract reports BMI-STEMI methods without results; leaves open the prognostic influence pending full data.
Background: Several studies have suggested that overweight and obese patients have better outcomes in various disease conditions, including acute coronary syndrome; however, the prognostic role of BMI in patients diagnosed with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary PCI is still incompletely defined. Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of BMI on in-hospital mortality in a large group of unselected STEMI patients and to evaluate the relationship between BMI and infarct size. Methods: We prospectively enrolled all consecutive STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI between 2005 and 2014 at our Center in Italy. Patients were divided into quartiles depending on their BMI at admission. We evaluated infarct size by CK peak, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and neutrophil to lymphocytes ratio (NLR, an acute inflammatory index) at admission and after 24 hours. Contingency tables and Pearson chi-square tests were used for univariate analysis while binary logistic regression was used for multivariable analysis.
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Bergamaschi et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) vs. Other BMI quartiles was evaluated on In-hospital mortality and infarct size (evaluated by CK peak, LVEF, and NLR). The abstract describes the methodology for assessing the influence of BMI on outcomes in STEMI patients but does not report any results.
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