Waist Circumference in Cardiac Surgery

Seoul National University Hospital5,000 enrolled

Overview

Metabolic syndrome including increased body mass index or waist circumference is known to be a risk factor of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between body mass index or waist circumference and clinical outcome after cardiac surgery has not been fully elucidated.

Along with body mass index, which is determined with height and weight, waist circumference reflects abdominal obesity and may increase cardio-metabolic risk and all-cause morbidity/mortality. In this observational study, we will review the electronic medical records of patients underwent cardiac surgery and assess their waist circumference, measured on preoperative computed tomography, as well as body mass index. The relationship between body mass index or waist circumference and mortality after cardiac surgery will be analysed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

5,000

Conditions

Obesity, Abdominal

Interventions

cardiac surgeryPROCEDURE

The relationship between body mass index or waist circumference and clinical outcome in patients undergoing cardiac surgery will be assessed

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing cardiac surgery between 2004 and 2016 at Seoul National University Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without information on height, weight, or waist circumference from abdominal computed tomography

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

mortality

mortality after cardiac surgery

Time frame: through study completion, average 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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