title: Bulking Up Skeletal Muscle to Improve Heart Failure Prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: clavie@ochsner.org.
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.affiliation: Section of Geriatric Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, an Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arena
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D009765:Obesity; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: arm circumference; heart failure; obesity paradox; waist circumference