Body Mass Index and Acute and Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial)
Herrmann J, Gersh B, Goldfinger J, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Dudek D, Kornowski R, Brener S, Parise H, Fahy M, McAndrew T, Stone G, Mehran R. Body Mass Index and Acute and Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 9-16. PMID: 24846807, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.03.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment myocardial infarctionBody mass indexLong-term outcomesHigher body mass indexBMI quartilesMass indexMyocardial infarctionIschemia-driven target vessel revascularizationAcute Myocardial Infarction trialHigher-weight patientsLower cardiac mortalityLowest BMI quartileCardiovascular risk profileMajor bleeding eventsMyocardial Infarction trialTarget vessel revascularizationLong-term mortalityAcute cardiovascular eventsAcute myocardial infarctionLarge multinational cohortBleeding eventsHarmonizing OutcomesHospital mortalityMyocardial reinfarctionNoncardiac mortality