Obesity in patients with end-stage heart failure

被引：1

作者：

Krol, Bogumila ^{[1
]}

Oprzedkiewicz, Aleksandra ^{[2
]}

Szczurek, Wioletta ^{[2
]}

Szygula-Jurkiewicz, Bozena ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Silesian Ctr Heart Dis, Off Transplant Coordinat, Dept Cardiosurg Transplantol Vasc & Endovasc Surg, Zabrze, Poland

[2] Med Univ Silesia, Sch Med, Dept Cardiol 3, Div Dent Zabrze,Student Sci Soc, Katowice, Poland

[3] Med Univ Silesia, Sch Med, Dept Cardiol 3, Div Dent Zabrze, Katowice, Poland

来源：

KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA | 2018年 / 15卷 / 03期

关键词：

obesity; end-stage heart failure;

D O I：

10.5114/kitp.2018.78442

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Obesity poses an increasing problem in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF). The most commonly used indicator of obesity is body mass index. The value of this parameter is widely taken into consideration when selecting the best way of treatment for patients with advanced HF. The aim of this paper is to outline the recent knowledge about obesity in the abovementioned group of patients.

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页码：176 / 179

页数：4