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"Obesity Paradox" Not Consistent for Overweight Heart Failure Patients
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Title "Obesity Paradox" Not Consistent for Overweight Heart Failure Patients
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/712217?src=rss
Description Obesity confers a favorable prognosis in patients with heart failure, regardless of the heart failure etiology, according to a report in the October 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
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Date Nov 13, 2009
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