title: A higher body mass index is associated with reduced prevalence of unstable atherosclerotic plaque: a possible explanation of the obesity paradox.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pacchioni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benfari
authors.forename: Mariantonietta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicoira
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonapace
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vassanelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Body mass index; Obesity paradox