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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on May 17, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(12):1390-1391; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi869
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Recurrent cardiovascular events in contemporary cardiology: obesity patients should not rest in PEACE

Paul Poirier*

Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie, Laval Hospital, 2725 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G5

* Corresponding author. Tel: +1 418 656 4767; fax: +1 418 656 4562. E-mail address: paul.poirier@crhl.ulaval.ca

This editorial refers to ‘Obesity and cardiovascular events in patients with established coronary disease’{dagger} by M.J. Domanski et al., on page 1416

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Obesity is becoming a global epidemic and is associated with numerous co-morbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, certain cancers, and sleep apnoea. In fact, obesity is an independent risk factor for CVD, but the estimated years of life lost due to obesity may differ among races and gender.1 Overweight and obesity are classically classified using the body mass index (BMI). BMI (weight in kg/height2 in meters) is frequently used as a surrogate measure of fatness in adults. Overweight is being defined as a BMI of 25.0–29.9 kg/m2, whereas obesity is defined as a BMI ≥30.0 kg/m2.1

Domanski et al.,2 reported a post hoc analysis from the PEACE trial. The PEACE trial is considered as one of the landmark studies evaluating the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) on cardiovascular outcomes in patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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