Prevalence and impact of malnutrition on readmission among hospitalized patients with heart failure in China

ConclusionsWe found that the prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalized patients with HF in China is very high and that malnutrition significantly increases the risk of readmission in these patients. CONUT is a validated screening tool for malnutrition and may provide valuable prognostic information.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ehf2.14152?af=R

Source: ESC Heart Failure - September 20, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jian Liu, Jing Liu, Jiurui Wang, Zeping Yan, Qian Liang, Xiaoli Wang, Zhiwei Wang, Mengqi Liu, Xiaorong Luan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research