The obesity paradox refers to extant evidence showing that obesity in older subjects or in
patients with several chronic diseases may be protective and associated with decreased …

Self-care is advocated as a method of improving outcomes from heart failure (HF), the final
common pathway for several prevalent illnesses, including hypertension and coronary artery …

BACKGROUND: In patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), previous studies have reported
reduced mortality rates in patients with increased body mass index (BMI). The potentially …

Background. Obesity is a risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The
impact of weight loss on proteinuria and renal function is less clear. We aimed to determine …

Background Despite obesity is an established risk factor for stroke, several studies reported
a better outcome after stroke in obese and overweight patients. This counterintuitive finding …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have described an “obesity paradox” with heart failure,
whereby higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality. However, little is …

Aims The curiosity that leanness is associated with poor survival in patients with chronic
heart failure (CHF) needs further insight by investigating the impact of weight loss on …

Aims Our objective was to examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and
survival according to the type of treatment in individuals with established coronary artery …

OBJECTIVE: The obesity paradox refers to the improved survival of obese compared with
non-obese elderly or diseased patients for reasons that are not clear. To assess the relative …

Background—We developed a prognostic model to assess the risk of all-cause mortality in
patients with chronic heart failure. Methods and Results—We examined 6975 patients with …