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IMPACT OF OBESITY IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS PARTICIPATING IN PHASE II CARDIAC REHABILITATION

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The presence of obesity in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has been paradoxically associated with improved prognosis compared with non-obese counterparts. We aimed to assess whether… Click to show full abstract

The presence of obesity in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has been paradoxically associated with improved prognosis compared with non-obese counterparts. We aimed to assess whether the “obesity paradox” impacts both exercise capacity (EC) and prognosis in

Keywords: heart; failure patients; obesity heart; impact obesity; heart failure

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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