The Claim

In patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a higher waist-hip ratio is associated with increased rates of major adverse cardiovascular events at one year, with rates of 13%, 14.7%, and 19.4% across increasing tertiles, independent of adjusted confounders.

Source: Waist–hip ratio and 1-year clinical outcome in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarctions

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
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In plain English

Among patients who have had a non-ST-elevation heart attack and received a stent, those with a higher waist-to-hip ratio have higher rates of serious heart problems within one year, with rates rising from 13% to 19.4% across increasing levels of waist-to-hip ratio.

See the scientific wording

In patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a higher waist-hip ratio is associated with increased rates of major adverse cardiovascular events at one year, with rates of 13%, 14.7%, and 19.4% across increasing tertiles, independent of adjusted confounders.

Why this might work

Excess fat around the waist releases chemicals that cause chronic inflammation, damage blood vessel linings, and make blood more likely to clot, which increases the chance of heart attacks and other serious heart problems after a stent procedure.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Waist–hip ratio and 1-year clinical outcome in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarctions

    Among heart attack patients who got a stent, those with more belly fat compared to hip fat had a higher chance of having another serious heart problem within a year — and the study found exactly that, even after accounting for other health issues.

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