Obesity and Prognosis in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: No Paradox or Adverse Effects

JACC Heart Fail. 2018 Mar;6(3):231-232. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2017.11.013.

Authors

Carl J Lavie¹, Hector O Ventura²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: clavie@ochsner.org.
² Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PMID: 29428437
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2017.11.013

No abstract available

Keywords: body composition; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; obesity.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated*
Child
Heart Failure*
Humans
Obesity
Prognosis