Nutritional Status of Very Elderly Outpatients with Heart Failure and Its Influence on Prognosis
At least one in four elderly patients with HF under outpatient follow-up has an impaired nutritional status. This is associated with hip fracture and greater functional and cognitive decline. Patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition survive less than those who are not malnourished.
Authors
- Alicia Puente-Fernández
- Sonia González Sosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6075-4945)
- Alicia Conde‐Martel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2540-3880)
- Pablo Santana-Vega
- Alba Rodríguez-Quintana
- Jose A. Rodríguez-González
- José M. García-Vallejo
Institutions
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16244401
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63