title: Association between obesity and severity of coronary artery disease at the time of acute myocardial infarction: another piece of the puzzle in the "obesity paradox".
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart and Vascular Health and Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cepeda-Valery
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart and Vascular Health and Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Slipczuk
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart and Vascular Health and Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Jefferson Medical College, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Pressman
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart and Vascular Health and Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Jefferson Medical College, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Figueredo
authors.affiliation: John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, New Orleans, LA, United States; Department of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University Systems, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart and Vascular Health and Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Jefferson Medical College, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Heart and Vascular Health and Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Electronic address: romeroab@einstein.edu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romero-Corral
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Coronary artery disease; Obesity; Obesity paradox; Syntax score