Combination of low muscle strength and malnutrition is associated with longer length of hospital stay among older patients with heart failure

Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 26 million people worldwide, and this high prevalence has a serious negative impact on public health.1 In particular, the prevalence of HF is more likely to increase with advancing age,2,3 and HF in older adults leads to high mortality, frequent readmission, and prolonged length of hospital stay (LOHS).1,4 Among these, a long LOHS imposes a large economic burden on the healthcare system.5

Source: Heart and Lung - June 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Iwao Kojima, Shingo Koyama, Yuhei Otobe, Mizue Suzuki, Shu Tanaka, Yusuke Terao, Takuya Aoki, Yosuke Kimura, Hiroaki Masuda, Reon Abe, Kenya Nishizawa, Minoru Yamada Source Type: research