BMI is not independently associated with coronary artery calcification in a large single‐center CT cohort

• Main Authors: Sibel Altintas (Author), Samanta vanWorkum (Author), Madeleine Kok (Author), Ivo A. P. G. Joosen (Author), Mathijs O. Versteylen (Author), Patricia J. Nelemans (Author), Joachim E. Wildberger (Author), Harry J. G. M. Crijns (Author), Marco Das (Author), Bas L. J. H. Kietselaer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Obesity is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD mortality. However, previous reports showed a paradoxical protective effect in patients with known CVD referred as "obesity paradox". Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the associatio...