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January 8, 2016Circulation379 citationsOpen Access

Body Mass Index, Abdominal Fatness, and Heart Failure Incidence and Mortality

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DADagfinn AuneASAbhijit SenTNTeresa Norat

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Overweight and obesity and abdominal adiposity are associated with increased risk of heart failure.

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Aune et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d576eb62196bac97d9bd28https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.115.016801
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