Weight loss in heart failure is associated with increased mortality only in non‐obese patients without diabetes

Abstract Background Weight loss (WL) is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Moderate WL is recommended for overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic impact of body weight reduction on sur...

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Main Authors: Jacek T. Niedziela, Bartosz Hudzik, Krzysztof Strojek, Lech Poloński, Mariusz Gąsior, Piotr Rozentryt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12471