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Is the relationship of body mass index to severity of coronary artery disease different from that of waist-to-hip ratio and severity of coronary artery disease? Paradoxical findings : cardiovascular topic

Amir Farhang Zand Parsa, Bahare Jahanshahi

Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa · 2015 · 25 citations · 22 references

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BMI had a negative correlation with the severity of CAD, but waist-to-hip ratio had a positive correlation with severity of CAD.

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