Controlling nutritional status score predicts 2-year outcomes in elderly patients admitted for acute heart failure.

Davide AgnolettiGuido ArcaroGiuliana ScaturroEmanuela TurcatoElisa GrisonElena FerrariStefano BonapaceGiovanni TargherFilippo Valbusa

Published in: Internal and emergency medicine (2023)

Malnutrition, assessed by the CONUT score, is common among elderly patients admitted for acute HF and is strongly related to increased long-term risk of all-cause death and re-hospitalizations.

Keyphrases

acute heart failure
heart failure
middle aged
community dwelling
liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
aortic dissection
intensive care unit
atrial fibrillation
insulin resistance
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation