Why the study?
Malnutrition is common and causes poor prognosis in heart failure patients, prompting evaluation of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) for assessing one-year mortality and rehospitalization.
Does malnutrition (GNRI ≤ 98) predict one-year mortality and rehospitalization in patients aged 60 years and older with heart failure?
Population
196 heart failure patients aged 60 years and older
Comparison
GNRI <= 98 (malnutrition) vs GNRI > 98 (non-malnutrition)
Design
Retrospective study
Authors
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GNRI-defined malnutrition was associated with higher one-year mortality and rehospitalization in elderly HF; hypothesis-generating, prospective trials needed.
Does malnutrition (GNRI ≤ 98) predict one-year mortality and rehospitalization in patients aged 60 years and older with heart failure?
Malnutrition, as indicated by a low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index, is a significant predictor of one-year all-cause mortality in older patients with heart failure.
Balun et al. (2023) studied this question.
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