ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2017
Obesity paradox in group 1 pulmonary hypertension: analysis of the NIH-Pulmonary Hypertension registry.
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- The Association of Body Mass Index With Mortality Among Pulmonary Hypertension Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Effect of Obesity on Mortality in Pulmonary Hypertension-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
- Respiratory complications of obesity: from early changes to respiratory failure.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Review
- Association between body mass index and mortality in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Risk Factors of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Its Relationship With Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- Influence of Body Weight and Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension.The American journal of cardiology · 2020Article
- Obesity Is Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension and Modifies Outcomes.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Observational
- The obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the Scottish perspective.ERJ open research · 2019Article
- Pulmonary vascular dysfunction in metabolic syndrome.The Journal of physiology · 2019Review
- Increasing the rigor of obesity research publications.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Article
- The 'obesity paradox' may not be a paradox at all.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2017Article
- Obesity, estrogens and adipose tissue dysfunction - implications for pulmonary arterial hypertension.Pulmonary circulationReview
- Mortality in US veterans with pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective analysis of survival by subtype and baseline factors.Pulmonary circulationArticle
- Risk factors for 30-day readmission in adults hospitalized for pulmonary hypertension.Pulmonary circulationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe 'obesity paradox' refers to the fact that obese patients have better outcomes than normal weight patients. This has been observed in multiple cardiovascular conditions, but evidence for obesity paradox in pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains sparse.
methodsWe categorized 267 patients from the National Institute of Health-PH registry into five groups based on body mass index (BMI): underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese and morbidly obese. Mortality was compared in BMI groups using the χ
resultsPatients had a median age of 39 years (interquartile range 30-50 years), a median BMI of 23.4 kg m
conclusionWe observed that the best survival was in the overweight patients, making this more of an 'overweight paradox' than an 'obesity paradox'. This has implications for risk stratification and prognosis in group 1 PH patients.
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