Malnutrition outweighs the effect of the obesity paradox

Abstract Background High body mass index (BMI) is paradoxically associated with better outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). The effects of malnutrition on this phenomenon across the whole spectrum of HF have not yet been studied. Methods In this observational study, patients were classified...

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Published in:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Main Authors: Suriya Prausmüller, Gregor Heitzinger, Noemi Pavo, Georg Spinka, Georg Goliasch, Henrike Arfsten, Cornelia Gabler, Guido Strunk, Christian Hengstenberg, Martin Hülsmann, Philipp E. Bartko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Subjects:
Malnutrition
Obesity paradox
Heart failure
PNI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12980

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