Why the study?
Does a low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index predict functional dependency and mortality in patients hospitalized with HFpEF?
Population
152 consecutive patients hospitalized with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, mean age 77 ± 11…
Comparison
Low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index indicating… vs High Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index indicating…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 2.1 years
Authors
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May inform risk stratification in HFpEF; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does a low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index predict functional dependency and mortality in patients hospitalized with HFpEF?
The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index is a simple and useful tool for predicting functional dependency and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with HFpEF.
Kinugasa et al. (2012) studied this question.
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