Relation of body mass index to mortality among patients with percutaneous coronary intervention in the drug-eluting stent era: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct;168(4):4459-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.144. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

Authors

Gen-Min Lin¹, Yi-Hwei Li, Chin-Lon Lin, Ji-Hung Wang, Chih-Lu Han

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan. Electronic address: farmer507@yahoo.com.tw.

PMID: 23890878
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.144

No abstract available

Keywords: All-cause mortality; Body mass index; Drug-eluting stent; Major adverse cardiac events; Percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index*
Coronary Artery Disease / mortality*
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*