Research Article: A synergistic impact of body mass index and gamma gap on heart failure and mortality rate among older patients with coronary artery disease: a prospective study with 10-year follow-up
Abstract:
This prospective study with 10-year follow-up aimed to analyze potential impact of body mass index (BMI) and gamma gap on heart failure and mortality rate in older patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Introduction:
High body mass index (BMI) is considered a high-risk factor for the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CAD) [1]. Previous research has reported that high BMI leads to a 13.5% mortality rate among patients with CAD [2]. However, other scholars have suggested that the overall mortality rate of patients with obesity with CAD is lower than that of normal-weight individuals, which is known as the obesity paradox [3], but its underlying reasons are unclear [4].
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