Additional Predictive Value of Nutritional Status in the Prognostic Assessment of Heart Failure Patients

Nutritional status (NS) is not routinely assessed in HF. We sought to evaluate whether NS may be additive to a comprehensive pre-discharge evaluation based on a clinical score that includes BMI (MAGGIC) and on an index of functional capacity (six minute walking test, 6mWT) in HF patients.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - September 21, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Maria Teresa La Rovere, Roberto Maestri, Francesca Olmetti, Vincenzo Paganini, Giorgio Riccardi, Roberto Riccardi, Gian Domenico Pinna, Egidio Traversi Source Type: research