The breath print represents a novel biomarker of malnutrition in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A proof of concept study.
Jacob T MeyMary C RathKathleen McLaughlinMarianne GalangKathryn LynchJaime DiMattioHillary NasonShengping YangCelia A MelilloDavid E GroveAdriano R TonelliGustavo D HeresiJohn P KirwanRaed A DweikPublished in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2021)
This proof of concept study provides the first evidence that the breath print is altered in malnutrition. Larger prospective studies are needed to validate these results and establish whether breath analysis may be a useful tool to screen for malnutrition in the clinical setting.