Prognostic value of weight loss in hospitalized patients with heart failure.

Takanori NagahiroMasaaki Konishi Nobuyuki KagiyamaTakatoshi KasaiKentaro KamiyaHiroshi SaitoKazuya SaitoEmi MaekawaTakeshi KitaiKentaro IwataKentaro JujoHiroshi WadaShin-Ichi MomomuraKiyoshi HibiKouichi Tamura Yuya Matsue

Published 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.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
weight loss
body weight

patient reported
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass

gastric bypass
glycemic control
weight gain

type diabetes
heart failure
acute heart failure