Herzzentrum Lahr/Baden, Germany
BMI <24 is predictive of increased mortality risk after aortic valve replacement
Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, July 23rd, 2006
According to recent research published in the Journal of Heart Valve Disease, "In recent studies, the impact of a low or high body mass index (BMI) on outcome after cardiac surgery has been the subject of controversy. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the influence of BMI on 30-day and 6-month mortality after aortic valve replacement (AVR)."
"A multivariable logistic regression was performed on data from 1,241 consecutive patients (mean age 69±11 years) who underwent AVR either with (n=514; 41%) or without coronary artery bypass...
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