BASELINE NUTRITIONAL STATUS PREDICTS LONG-TERM AMPUTATION-FREE SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY

Background The CONUT (CONtrolling NUTritional) score is simple index calculated from the following factors; serum albumin concentration, total peripheral lymphocyte count and total cholesterol concentration, and has been reported to well represent nutritional status in hospitalized patients. Results...

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 71; no. 11; p. A1234
Main Authors Mizobuchi, Keiko, Jujo, Kentaro, Minami, Yuichiro, Ishida, Issei, Haruki, Shintaro, Kadowaki, Hiromu, Tanaka, Kazuki, Akashi, Madoka, Kametani, Motoko, Nakao, Masashi, Yamaguchi, Jyunichi, Hagiwara, Nobuhisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 10.03.2018
Elsevier Limited
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Amputation
Cardiology
Cardiovascular system
Nutritional status
Survival
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Summary:Background The CONUT (CONtrolling NUTritional) score is simple index calculated from the following factors; serum albumin concentration, total peripheral lymphocyte count and total cholesterol concentration, and has been reported to well represent nutritional status in hospitalized patients. Results Higher CONUT class included patients with higher rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(18)31775-3