O Impacto da Aptidão Cardiorrespiratória no Paradoxo da Obesidade em Insuficiência Cardíaca com Fração de Ejeção Reduzida

Background: Higher body mass index (BMI) has been associated with improved outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. This finding has led to the concept of the obesity paradox. Objective: To investigate the impact of exercise tolerance and cardiorespiratory capacity on the obesity paradox. Methods: Outpatients with symptomatic heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40%, followed up in our center,...