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Association between weight-adjusted waist circumference index and myocardial infarction: results from the national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999–2014

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The aim of the study was to determine the association between WWI and myocardial infarction.MethodsThe study analyzed cross-sectional data from 31,535 participants derived from the 1999–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) dataset. When WWI exceeded 10.97 cm/√kg, A threshold WWI value of greater than 11.15 cm/√kg

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How Apob & Visceral Fat Increase Your Risk Of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Excess weight, as measured by BMI, is typically considered a measure of excess body fat. When someone is classified as being of ‘normal’ weight, that typically means they have a BMI of less than 25. The relationship between excess weight, a high BMI and the risk of severe insulin resistance and diabetes is clear 4.

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Are ambulatory blood pressure parameters associated more with central adiposity than with total adiposity? Results of the ELSA-Brasil study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Studies of the association between obesity and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) are scarce and most use only body mass index (BMI) as indicator of adiposity. Indicators for total adiposity were BMI and body fat (BF) and, for central adiposity, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHR).

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Biosocial predictors and blood pressure goal attainment among postmenopausal women with hypertension

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The definition of BP goal attainment was established based on the guidelines outlined by the VIII Joint National Committee 2014 (JNC VIII).

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In‐Hospital Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and No Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors Across Varying Body Mass Index: Findings From the CCC‐ACS Project

Journal of the American Heart Association

as BMI increased by category, and it prevailed more frequently among women and older people regardless of their BMI status. kg/m2), normal weight (18.524 kg/m2), overweight (2428 kg/m2), and obese (>28 kg/m2). The incidence of SMuRFlessness declined from 16.2%

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Exploring Obesity and the Latest Advances in Weight Loss Drugs during Healthy Weight Week

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

It became the first approved drug for chronic weight management in adults with obesity since 2014. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2021 as a once-weekly injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity and at least one weight-related condition such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension.

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"A patient just arrived as a transfer for NSTEMI."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I quickly reviewed the patient’s records and saw that she was a 53 year old woman with a history of BMI 40, but no other identifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. Written by Willy Frick The OMI paradigm has taught me that any diagnosis of NSTEMI is cause for immediate evaluation. "A Buller, C. Starovoytov, A., Robinson, S.,

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