Background: Obesity is a risk factor that negatively impacts outcomes in patients undergoing
heart surgery by mechanisms that are not well-defined nor predicated on BMI alone. This …

Background There are conflicting results regarding the relationship between
overweight/obesity and the outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) …

Obesity has become a global pandemic, leading to the development of many common
disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases, and …

Background: Predicting relapses of post-operative complications in obese patients who
undergo cardiac surgery is significantly complicated by persistent metabolic maladaptation …

Introduction The importance of obesity as a potential risk factor in open heart surgery is well
known. The epidemic of extreme obesity is an increasing public health concern and raises …

Background: This retrospective multicenter study investigates the impact of obesity on short-
term surgical outcomes in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) …

Human erythropoietin (EPO) is an essential erythropoietic cytokine and recombinant
biological therapeutic in anemia in chronic kidney disease. Single nucleotide …

Background Frail cardiac surgery patients have an increased risk of worse postoperative
outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of a novel …

Background The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and postoperative mortality in
patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery plus valve replacement …