Obesity is associated with higher mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock.
Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of death in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Studies that have focused on identifying mortality predictors in patients with cardiogenic shock have not evaluated outcomes in obese patients. A study of sixty-one patients with cardiogenic shock demonstrated that obese patients with cardiogenic shock have a higher mortality risk compared to non-obese patients.
Swaminathan
Paari Dominic
PD
Stancu
Monica
M
Venkatesh
Prasannakumar
P
Khosla
Sandeep
S
Arora
Rohit R
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D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000401:mortality*