Body mass index and risk of perioperative cardiovascular adverse events and mortality in 34,744 Danish patients undergoing hip or knee replacement.
Background and purpose - Obesity is a risk factor for osteoarthritis in the lower limb, yet the cardiovascular risks associated with obesity in hip or knee replacement surgery are unknown. We examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MA...
| Publicado en: | Acta Orthopaedica Vol. 85; no. 5; pp. 456 - 463 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Medical Journals Sweden AB
Sep2014
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