Obesity (BMI≥30 Kg/m2) in patients with chronic heart failure was not associated with an increased risk of the composite outcome of hospitalisation for heart failure or death.
Observational
Does obesity increase the risk of hospitalisation for heart failure or death in patients with chronic heart failure?
In patients with chronic heart failure, obesity is associated with lower NT-proBNP and fewer lung B-lines but does not increase the risk of heart failure hospitalization or death, consistent with the obesity paradox.
Obesity (body mass index, BMI≥30 Kg/m2) is common in patients with heart failure and is associated with a lower NT-proBNP (middle panel) and fewer lung B-lines (left panel), but not with either inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter or jugular venous distention, as measured by jugular vein diameter (JVD) ratio. Obesity was not associated with an increased risk of the composite outcome of hospitalisation for heart failure or death (right panel).
Pellicori et al. (Fri,) conducted a observational in chronic heart failure. Obesity (BMI≥30 Kg/m2) was evaluated on composite outcome of hospitalisation for heart failure or death. Obesity (BMI≥30 Kg/m2) in patients with chronic heart failure was not associated with an increased risk of the composite outcome of hospitalisation for heart failure or death.