Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8732562 | International Journal of Gerontology | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In our study, obesity was associated with better coronary flow after percutaneous coronary intervention and the number of lesions was lower in obese patients compared to non-obese elderly patients treated for STEMI. Our results were consistent with the phenomenon of “the obesity paradox”.
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Authors
Ender Emre, Ertan Ural, Müjdat Aktas, Göksel Kahraman, Ulas Bildirici, Teoman Kilic, Kadriye Akay, Elif I. Cekirdeci, Tayfun Åahin, Dilek Ural,