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University Hospitals Researcher Develops New Score System to Better Screen and Treat HFpEF Heart Failure Patients

DAIC

It incorporates age, body mass index (BMI), and atrial fibrillation to aid in the diagnosis of HFpEF. The newly developed HFpEF-ABA score model estimates the probability of HFpEF in individual patients based on three simple clinical variables: age, BMI, and atrial fibrillation.

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New Research Highlights Superior Long-Term Survival with Multi-Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Over Single Arterial Grafting

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Notably, MAG showed superior survival for patients with a BMI less than 40, whereas patients with a BMI of 40 or higher had superior survival with SAG. The only patients where single arterial grafting resulted in better survival were severely obese,” said Dr. Sabik.

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Body mass index impacts the lipid-lowing effects of statins in patients with type 2 diabetes

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundIndividuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) commonly exhibit elevated lipid levels and an increased body mass index (BMI). The impact of BMI on the efficacy of statins in reducing lipid levels among diabetic patients remains uncertain.

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Why Mechanical AVR Valves Still Matter

CardiacWire

Researchers examined STS registry data on ~109k patients ages 40 to 75 years who received isolated bioprosthetic (94k) or mechanical (15k) AVR over 11 years and found that mechanical valve use decreased by about half (from 20% in 2008 to below 10% in 2019). They also often had lower BMI (31.0 vs 71.8%) or prior PCI (6.7 vs 23.6%).

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The association between cardiovascular diseases and their subcategories with the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a large cross-sectional study based on a Chinese hospital population cohort

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Therefore, this study aims to elucidate the association between CVD and the severity of COPD.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study involving 7,152 individuals with COPD.,

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BMI variability and cardiovascular outcomes within clinical trial and real-world environments in type 2 diabetes: an IMI2 SOPHIA study

Cardiovascular Diabetology

BMI variability has been associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes, however comparison between clinical studies and real-world observational evidence has been la.

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Comparative study on the predictive value of TG/HDL-C, TyG and TyG-BMI indices for 5-year mortality in critically ill patients with chronic heart failure: a retrospective study

Cardiovascular Diabetology

The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index, TyG-body mass index (TyG-BMI), and triglyceride-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-C) are substitute indicators for insulin resistance (IR). This study aimed to.

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