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October 14, 2003CirculationOpen Access

Body Mass Index

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Why the study?

Is body mass index an independent predictor of acute coronary syndrome in patients with established coronary atherosclerosis?

Population

382 patients with established coronary atherosclerosis undergoing coronary angiography, presenting with…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RWRobert WołkPBPeter B. BergerRLRyan J. Lennon

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Overview

May refine ACS risk stratification in known atherosclerosis; leaves open whether BMI modification alters event rates.

Structured PICO

Is body mass index an independent predictor of acute coronary syndrome in patients with established coronary atherosclerosis?

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Population
382 patients with established coronary atherosclerosis (>10% coronary artery stenoses) undergoing coronary angiography, presenting with either stable CAD (n=226) or unstable CAD (unstable angina or myocardial infarction; n=156).
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Intervention
Body mass index (BMI)
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Outcome
Acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina or myocardial infarction)hard clinical

In patients with established coronary atherosclerosis, BMI is an independent predictor of presenting with an acute coronary syndrome, even at mildly elevated levels.

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Wołk et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d30e2e9cd826fb346ce28https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000095270.85646.e8
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