Safety of bioelectrical impedance analysis in advanced heart failure patients.

Luise RoehrichSimon SuendermannIsabell Anna JustJan KnierimJohanna MulzerMarcus MuellerJaime-Juergen Eulert-GrehnManfred HummelChristoph T StarckEvgenij PotapovChristoph KnosallaVolkmar FalkFelix Schoenrath

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)

We consider BIA a safe measurement with major clinical relevance in our cohort of AHF patients, despite an increased arrhythmic potential on inotropic support or the presence of implanted electronic devices (ICD, CRT, pacemaker and cf-VAD).

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
body composition
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography