The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages 273-280 , March 2009

Elevated Body Mass Index and Use of Coronary Revascularization after Cardiac Catheterization

  • Kathryn M. King, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Kathryn M. King, RN, PhD, Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Danielle A. Southern, MSc

      Affiliations

    • University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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  • Jacques Cornuz, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Andrew Maitland, MB, FRCSC, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB, Canada
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  • Merril L. Knudtson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB, Canada
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  • William A. Ghali, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

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 Funding: The Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease was initially funded with a grant from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. The ongoing operation of this project has been made possible by operating grants from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, as well as support from the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded team grant initiative. The initiative also has received contributions from Alberta Health and Wellness, Merck Frosst Canada Inc, Monsanto Canada Inc-Searle, Eli Lilly Canada Inc, Guidant Corporation, Boston Scientific Ltd, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, and Johnson & Johnson Inc—Cordis. Dr King holds a Health Scholar Award from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. Dr Knudtson receives partial support from the Libin Trust Fund. Dr Ghali is supported by a Government of Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research and by a Senior Health Scholar Award from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this article.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this article.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00985-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.09.036

The American Journal of Medicine
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