Why the study?
Does body mass index impact mortality in patients with STEMI treated by primary angioplasty?
Does body mass index impact mortality in patients with STEMI treated by primary angioplasty?
Overweight patients exhibit an 'obesity paradox' with better survival outcomes after primary angioplasty for STEMI compared to normal weight patients.
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Overweight status was associated with lower post-STEMI mortality after angioplasty; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Timóteo et al. (2011) studied this question.
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