Obesity Paradox in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Does It Benefit the Elderly? David Badrudin, MD, Feras Khaliel, MD, Raymond Cartier, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 6, Pages 1974-1980 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.005 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Kaplan-Meier overall survival for obese and nonobese patients according to their age category. (B) Kaplan-Meir overall survival for obese, overweight, and lean patients older than 65 years. (BMI = body mass index.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1974-1980DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.005) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Kaplan-Meier major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)-free survival for obese and nonobese patients younger than 65 years. (B) Kaplan-Meier MACE-free survival for obese and nonobese patients older than 65 years. (BMI = body mass index.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1974-1980DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.005) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival free of readmission for cardiac failure in both groups before adjustment for demographic characteristics and risk factors. (BMI = body mass index.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1974-1980DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.005) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Kaplan-Meier angiogram-free survival in both groups before adjustment for demographic characteristics and risk factors. (BMI = body mass index.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1974-1980DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.005) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions