2015
Excess weight and life expectancy after acute myocardial infarction: The obesity paradox reexamined
Bucholz EM, Beckman AL, Krumholz HA, Krumholz HM, conducted. B. Excess weight and life expectancy after acute myocardial infarction: The obesity paradox reexamined. American Heart Journal 2015, 172: 173-181. PMID: 26856230, PMCID: PMC5097250, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal weight patientsAcute myocardial infarctionBody mass indexHigher body mass indexLong-term survivalObese patientsOverweight patientsObesity paradoxExcess weightMyocardial infarctionLife expectancyTime of AMIHigher crude mortalityTime pointsShort-term mortalityCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectMedical record studyProportional hazards modelYears of ageMorbid obesityOlder patientsSurvival benefitYounger patientsCrude mortalityBMI groups
2007
Predictors of weight change in overweight patients with myocardial infarction
Fadl YY, Krumholz HM, Kosiborod M, Masoudi FA, Peterson PN, Reid KJ, Weintraub WS, Buchanan DM, Spertus JA. Predictors of weight change in overweight patients with myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2007, 154: 711-717. PMID: 17892997, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-MI patientsMyocardial infarctionOverweight patientsWeight changeWeight lossDepression 1 monthMean weight changePercent weight changeMultivariable linear regressionBaseline obesityOverweight survivorsMorbid obesityObese patientsProspective cohortMultivariable analysisIndependent correlatesWeight managementLifestyle characteristicsPatientsMean increasePREMIER studyHealth insuranceMonthsOverweightInfarction