title: The obesity paradox and cardiac surgery: are we sending the wrong message?
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*