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Obesity is now considered a protective factor in risk assessment models for heart failure.
Risk assessment for heart failure should incorporate obesity as a potential protective factor.
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In Berechnungsmodellen zur Risikoabschätzung bei Herzinsuffizienz wie dem Seattle Heart Failure Model wird Adipositas daher mittlerweile als protektiver Faktor verwendet.
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Das Adipositas-Paradox/Paradigma bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen: Fakten und Kommentare
Wolfram Döhner · Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie · 2021
DOI 10.1055/a-1341-7675
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