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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2002; 39:578-584
© 2002 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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The impact of obesity on the short-term andlong-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: the obesity paradox?

Luis Gruberg, MD*,*, Neil J. Weissman, MD, FACC*, Ron Waksman, MD, FACC*, Shmuel Fuchs, MD*, Regina Deible, RN*, Ellen E. Pinnow, MS*, Lanja M. Ahmed, MD,, Kenneth M. Kent, MD, PhD, FACC*, Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC*, William O. Suddath, MD*, Lowell F. Satler, MD, FACC* and Joseph Lindsay, Jr, MD, FACC

* Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., USA



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Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier curves illustrating death-free survival curves at 12 months follow-up. BMI = body mass index.

 


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Figure 2 One-year overall and cardiac mortality rates among all patients according to body mass index (BMI).

 


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Figure 3 One-year mortality rates from all causes adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI) for all patients.

 


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Figure 4 Gender-based one-year mortality rates from all causes according to body mass index (BMI).

 





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