Prognostic value of weight loss in hospitalized patients with heart failure.
Takanori NagahiroMasaaki KonishiNobuyuki KagiyamaTakatoshi KasaiKentaro KamiyaHiroshi SaitoKazuya SaitoEmi MaekawaTakeshi KitaiKentaro IwataKentaro JujoHiroshi WadaShin-Ichi MomomuraKiyoshi HibiKouichi TamuraYuya MatsuePublished in: European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes (2024)
Weight loss derived from patient-reported body weight one year before hospitalization was significantly associated with increased mortality after discharge, mainly due to non-cardiovascular etiology, in elderly patients hospitalized for HF.