The obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the Scottish perspective

Luke Lawson McLean; Katherine Pellino; Melanie Brewis; Andrew Peacock; Martin Johnson; Alistair Colin Church

doi:10.1183/23120541.00241-2019

The obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the Scottish perspective

ERJ Open Res. 2019 Nov 25;5(4):00241-2019. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00241-2019. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Authors

Luke Lawson McLean¹, Katherine Pellino², Melanie Brewis², Andrew Peacock², Martin Johnson², Alistair Colin Church^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
² Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UK.

Abstract

Analysis of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients in Scotland across 20 years supports a recent French study suggesting there is no protective effect from obesity for this disease, in contrast to emerging evidence from the USA and China http://bit.ly/34WCZ7W.