Not Signed In - 'Obesity Paradox' Evidence: Obese Patients Fair Better Than Lean Patients When Hospitalized For ...
Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:00 AM EST
... UCLA researchers report that for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, a higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with a substantially lower in-hospital mortality rate. The finding offers more insight into an observed phenomenon in chronic heart failure called the "obesity paradox." ...
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