BACKGROUND: Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with improved heart failure
(HF) survival, but the role of waist circumference (WC) in HF outcomes has not been studied …

Although obesity has adverse effects on cardiovascular structure and function1–11 and may
be a risk factor for heart failure (HF), 12 several recent studies have suggested that in …

Aims A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with better survival in heart failure (HF)
patients, also known as the obesity paradox. However, BMI does not account for body …

Obesity is common in heart failure (HF) and is associated with improved outcomes, a finding
often termed the “obesity paradox.” Although fat distribution varies by gender, the role of …

The incidence in in-hospital mortality significantly decreased as BMI increased (5.0–3.9 to
2.8–2.2%; p< 0.001) and improved prognosis with higher BMI persisted after adjustment for …

Aims Previous studies have suggested that a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with
an improved outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF). However, the studies addressing …

Aims Although body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used anthropometric measure,
newer indices such as the waist-to-height ratio, better reflect the location and amount of …

Objectives: This study sought to define the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and
mortality in heart failure (HF) across the world and to identify specific groups in whom BMI …

BACKGROUND: Obesity is paradoxically associated with survival in patients with heart
failure (HF). Our objective was to assess whether the relationship between body mass index …

Heart failure (HF) and obesity are major public health problems. Studies have shown that
obesity may increase the risk of developing new HF but after patients have developed HF …