Coronary artery disease in patients with body mass index ≥30 kg/m2: a retrospective chart analysis

• Main Authors: Hassan Alkhawam (Author), James Nguyen (Author), Jason Sayanlar (Author), Robert Sogomonian (Author), Ronak Desai (Author), JoshPaul Jolly (Author), Neil Vyas (Author), Umer Syed (Author), Maher Homsi (Author), David Rubinstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: In this study, we evaluated obesity as a single risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), along with the synergistic effect of obesity and other risk factors. Methods: A retrospective study of 7,567 patients admitted to hospital for chest pain from 2005 to 2014 and underwent cardiac...