American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 12 , Pages 1743-1745, 15 December 2005

Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcome in Patients Undergoing Carotid Stenting

  • Hitinder S. Gurm, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Robert Fathi, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Samir R. Kapadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Alex Abou-Chebl, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Deepak P. Vivek, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Chris Bajzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Jay S. Yadav, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 216-444-6160; fax: 216-445-1925

Received 11 May 2005; received in revised form 11 July 2005; accepted 11 July 2005. published online 02 November 2005.

The outcomes of patients who underwent carotid artery interventions were evaluated by body mass index (BMI). Although there was no association between BMI and short-term outcomes, patients with small BMIs were susceptible to an exaggerated long-term mortality hazard.

 

PII: S0002-9149(05)01528-6

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.100

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 12 , Pages 1743-1745, 15 December 2005