Author(s): Forouzan Yazdanian | Seyedeh Zahra Faritous | Gholamali Mollasadeghi | Rasoul Farasatkish | Mohammad Hasan Ghaffari Nejad | Amir Jamshid Khamoushi
Journal: Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
ISSN 1735-8620
Volume: 3;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 25;
Date: 2008;
Original page
Keywords: Body mass index | Obesity | Coronary artery bypass grafting | Mortality | Morbidity
ABSTRACT
"nBackground: Obesity is a common risk factor for morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. However, the relationship between obesity and postoperative risk has not been fully defined. "nMethods: A prospective study of 1015 consecutive patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was carried out. Body mass index (BMI) was used as the measure of obesity and was categorized as normal weight (BMI=20-25) and obese (BMI>25 and
Journal: Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
ISSN 1735-8620
Volume: 3;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 25;
Date: 2008;
Original page
Keywords: Body mass index | Obesity | Coronary artery bypass grafting | Mortality | Morbidity
ABSTRACT
"nBackground: Obesity is a common risk factor for morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. However, the relationship between obesity and postoperative risk has not been fully defined. "nMethods: A prospective study of 1015 consecutive patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was carried out. Body mass index (BMI) was used as the measure of obesity and was categorized as normal weight (BMI=20-25) and obese (BMI>25 and
