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October 22, 2025Cardiac failure reviewOpen Access

Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Malnutrition Assessed by Two Scoring Systems in Hospitalised Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

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MEMohammed El‐SheikhNCNora Olsen El CaidiAKAginsha Kandiah

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Overview

Observational analysis finds high malnutrition prevalence impacts one-year mortality in elderly CHF patients, suggesting critical nutritional assessments.

Key Points

  • Malnutrition was present in 42.2% of patients using the PNI and 31.2% using the GNRI, indicating a significant health issue.
  • Severe malnutrition was independently linked to higher one-year mortality, with HR values of 1.43 and 1.78 for PNI and GNRI, respectively.
  • The study employed Cox regression models and receiver operating characteristic analysis to assess mortality risk and predictive performance.
  • GNRI demonstrated superior post-discharge discrimination, highlighting the need for enhanced nutritional assessments in acute care.

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El‐Sheikh et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f83327d24b29c969482063https://doi.org/10.15420/cfr.2025.31
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