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Expert Opinion / Commentary · May 02, 2023

Sounding the Alarm on the Obesity Paradox

Ryosuke Sato MD, PhD
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  2. Konishi M, von Haehling S. The need for re-defining cut-off values in heart failure: From obesity to iron deficiency. Exp Gerontol. 2017;87(Pt A):1-7.
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  4. Butt JH, Petrie MC, Jhund PS, et al. Anthropometric measures and adverse outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: revisiting the obesity paradox. Eur Heart J. 2023;44(13):1136-1153.
  5. Sato R, von Haehling S. Revisiting the obesity paradox in heart failure: what is the best anthropometric index to gauge obesity? Eur Heart J. 2023;44(13):1154-1156.

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