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Is the obesity paradox in outpatients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction real?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The primary objective was to understand the association between body mass index (BMI) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) of ischemic etiology in outpatients, using mortality as a parameter. 56–70), BMI 18.5–24.9 = 35.1%, 24.9 = 35.1%, 25–29.9 = 37.2%, 30–34.9 = 17.8%, 35–39.9 = 7%; BMI <18.5 and BMI 18.5–24.9

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

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Knop, MD, PhD, professor of endocrinology and director of the Center for Clinical Metabolic Research at Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and consultant endocrinologist at Steno Diabetes Center in Copenhagen. Furthermore, most of the participants who were given survodutide 3.6 mg lost more than 15% of their body weight.

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

2, 3] This association is more pronounced for those with class I obesity, which is a body mass index (BMI) between 30-35 kg/m2. These individuals tend to have a better prognosis when compared to both individuals with normal weight (BMI of 18.5 to 25 kg/m2) and underweight (BMI less than 18.5

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