Low Body Mass Index but Not Obesity Is Associated With In‐Hospital Adverse Events and Mortality Among Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Recipients: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Hsu JC, Varosy PD, Bao H, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Marcus GM. Low Body Mass Index but Not Obesity Is Associated With In‐Hospital Adverse Events and Mortality Among Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Recipients: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2012, 1: e003863. PMID: 23316325, PMCID: PMC3540679, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.112.003863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNormal weight patientsFirst-time ICD recipientsWeight patientsAdverse eventsICD recipientsHospital deathHospital stayUnderweight patientsICD implantationObese patientsMass indexNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryAssociation of BMINational Cardiovascular Data RegistryLower body mass indexImplantable cardioverter defibrillator recipientsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionMore periprocedural complicationsHospital adverse eventsMultivariable logistic regressionSudden cardiac deathPatient body habitusReal-world populationHospital complications