Obesity, Treatment Times, and Cardiovascular Outcomes After ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Findings From Mission: Lifeline North Texas

Abstract

Extremely obese patients have longer treatment time delays than other body mass index categories. However, this did not extend to significant differences in mortality in the multivariate models. We conclude that clinicians should incorporate body mass assessments into their diagnosis and treatment plans to mitigate observed disparities.