Being overweight doesn't make you more likely to die in the hospital after a heart attack — but it does raise other risks
The Prevalence and Outcome of Excess Body Weight Among Middle Eastern Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Many heart attack patients in the Middle East are overweight or obese. These patients often have diabetes or high blood pressure, but they don't die more often in the hospital than normal-weight patients. However, obese patients with a specific type of heart attack (STEMI) are more likely to have...
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Many heart attack patients in the Middle East are overweight or obese. These patients often have diabetes or high blood pressure, but they don't die more often in the hospital than normal-weight patients. However, obese patients with a specific type of heart attack (STEMI) are more likely to have...
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 529 / 44
Evidence Score
A snapshot of a population at a single point in time. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine the direction of cause and effect.
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Hadi HA, Zubaid M, Al Mahmeed W, El-Menyar AA, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Singh R, Al-Nabti A, Assad N, Sulaiman K, Al-Mallah MH, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A, Mahmoud H, Al Suwaidi J
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Carrying extra weight makes it more likely you'll have a heart attack or stroke because it pushes up your blood pressure, messes up your cholesterol, and causes body-wide inflammation.
In the Middle East, people who are overweight or obese and have a heart attack are more likely to also have diabetes, high blood pressure, or bad cholesterol—but they’re not more likely to die in the hospital than thinner patients.
In the Middle East, about two out of every three heart attack patients are overweight or obese, which means excess weight is a big problem for this group.
In the Middle East, people who have had a serious heart attack and are overweight are more likely to have another heart problem or bleed badly afterward than those who are a normal weight.