The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 9 , Pages 981-990 , September 2005

Elevated body mass index and intermediate-term clinical outcomes after acute coronary syndromes

  • Eric L. Eisenstein, DBA

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Eric L. Eisenstein, DBA, Assistant Research Professor in Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute, P.O. Box 3865, Durham, NC 27715.
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  • Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
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  • Manjushri V. Bhapkar, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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  • Arni Kristinsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Judith S. Hochman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • David F. Kong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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  • Robert M. Califf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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  • Frans Van de Werf, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
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  • William S. Yancy Jr., MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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  • L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC

  • Image Result

    90-day unadjusted mortality by body mass index category. BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, heavy solid line; BMI = 25-29.9 kg/m2, dotted line; BMI = 30-34.9 kg/m2, thin solid line; BMI ≥35 kg/m2, dashes.

    90-day unadjusted mortality by body mass index category. BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, heavy solid line; BMI = 25-29.9 kg/m2, dotted line; BMI = 30-34.9 kg/m2, thin solid line; BMI ≥35 kg/m2, dashes.

  • Image Result

    90-day unadjusted death or myocardial infarction by body mass index category. BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, heavy solid line; BMI = 25-29.9 kg/m2, dotted line; BMI = 30-34.9 kg/m2, thin solid line; BMI ≥35 k

    90-day unadjusted death or myocardial infarction by body mass index category. BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, heavy solid line; BMI = 25-29.9 kg/m2, dotted line; BMI = 30-34.9 kg/m2, thin solid line; BMI ≥35 kg/m2, dashes.

PII: S0002-9343(05)00103-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.017

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 9 , Pages 981-990 , September 2005

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