The association between body mass index and outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting operations

Jagan Devarajan; Amaresh Vydyanathan; Jing You; Meng Xu; Daniel I. Sessler; Joseph F. Sabik; C. Allen Bashour

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv483

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The association between body mass index and outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting operations

Jagan Devarajan Amaresh Vydyanathan Jing You Meng Xu Daniel I. Sessler Joseph F. Sabik C. Allen Bashour

Year: 2016 Journal: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Vol: 50 (2)Pages: 344-349 Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv483

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Abstract

Class I and Class II/III obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m(2)) was associated with increased pulmonary morbidity after CABG operations. There was no difference in mortality or infection morbidity in any BMI group compared with the normal group.

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Bypass grafting Body mass index Artery Outcome (game theory) Index (typography) Cardiology Grafting Internal medicine Medicine Association (psychology) Psychology Computer science Mathematics Physics

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Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

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Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

Health Sciences → Medicine → Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Health Sciences → Medicine → Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The association between body mass index and outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting operations

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