Obesity increases cardiovascular mortality in patients with HFmrEF.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High body mass index increases the risk of heart failure morbidity and mortality. It is unclear whether a high body mass index is associated with prognosis in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFmrEF). We retrospectively analyzed the effect of a high body mass index on the prognosis of patients with HFmrEF.

Methods

We investigated the association between body mass index and cardiovascular death (death from any cardiovascular mechanism) in 1,691 HFmrEF patients (mean age, 68 years; 35% female) in Xiangtan Central Hospital. Using Cox proportional hazards models, body mass index was assessed as a continuous and a categorical variable.

Results

Cardiovascular death occurred in 133 patients (82 males and 51 female

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9497875 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature