Body Mass Index and Outcome After Ventricular Assist Device Placement Michele Musci, MD, Antonio Loforte, MD, Evgenij V. Potapov, MD, Thomas Krabatsch, MD, PhD, Yuguo Weng, MD, PhD, Miralem Pasic, MD, PhD, Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 86, Issue 4, Pages 1236-1242 (October 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.044 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of body mass index (BMI) in the study population. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 1236-1242DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.044) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Relationship between risk for 30-day mortality in different body mass index (BMI) groups calculated in relation to the BMI group with lowest incidence (BMI = 25–29 kg/m2). Vertical bars show 95% confidence intervals (CI). Odds ratios (OR) unadjusted and adjusted are given below the figure. (BVAD = biventricular assist device; DCMP = dilative cardiomyopathy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 1236-1242DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.044) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan–Meier curves of survival stratified by body mass index (BMI) in the years after implantation (log-rank test). (SD = standard deviation.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 1236-1242DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.044) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions