Prevalence of coronary artery disease in obese versus lean men with angina pectoris and positive exercise stress test

B Bahadori; E Neuer; M Schumacher; F Fruhwald; B Eber; W Klein; H Topak; T C Wascher

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00038-0

Prevalence of coronary artery disease in obese versus lean men with angina pectoris and positive exercise stress test

Am J Cardiol. 1996 May 1;77(11):1000-1. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00038-0.

Authors

B Bahadori¹, E Neuer, M Schumacher, F Fruhwald, B Eber, W Klein, H Topak, T C Wascher

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Austria.

PMID: 8644622
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00038-0

Abstract

The present study assesses the extent of coronary artery disease in men with angina pectoris and definite signs of myocardial ischemia in relation to body mass index. Our results demonstrate that exercise-induced myocardial ischemia in the absence of coronary artery disease in men with angina pectoris is more (2.6-fold) frequent in obese than in lean patients.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Angina Pectoris / complications*
Body Mass Index
Coronary Disease / complications*
Coronary Disease / diagnosis
Exercise Test
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / etiology
Obesity / complications*
Risk Factors