title: Body composition and prognosis in chronic systolic heart failure: the obesity paradox.
authors.affiliation: Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, Lousiana 70121, USA. Clavie@Ochsner.org
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.forename: Ahmed F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: Richard V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Milani
authors.forename: Mandeep R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mehra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology