Malnutrition as assessed by nutritional risk index is associated with worse outcome in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure. An ACAP-HF data analysis

Malnutrition as assessed by nutritional risk index is associated with worse outcome in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure. An ACAP-HF data analysis

Malnutrition is common at hospital admission and tends to worsen during hospitalization. This controlled population study aimed to determine if serum albumin or moderate and severe nutritional depletion by Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) at hospital admission are associated with increased length of hos...

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Main Authors: Marrick L. Kukin, Eyal Herzog, Carlos L. Alviar, Sandeep Pulimi, Amjad Nader, Dan Musat, Balaji Pratap, Fahad Javed, Emad F. Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Touch Medical Media 2011-06-01
Series:Heart International
Subjects:
Heart Failure
Malnutrition
Nutrition Risk Index
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hi/article/view/2559

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