Nutritional Deficiencies and Sarcopenia in Heart Failure: A Therapeutic Opportunity to Reduce Hospitalization and Death

There is an expanding prevalence pool of heart failure (HF) due to the increasing prevalence of survivors of myocardial infarction, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and obesity. There is increasing interest in the role of nutrition in all forms of HF, given observations concerning mic...

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Published inReviews in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 17 Suppl 1; p. S30
Main Authors McCullough, Peter A, Fallahzadeh, Mohammad Kazem, Hegazi, Refaat M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore 01.01.2016
Subjects
Age Factors
Aged
Body Composition
Cause of Death
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Failure - mortality
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Heart Failure - therapy
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Disorders - complications
Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis
Nutrition Disorders - mortality
Nutrition Disorders - physiopathology
Nutrition Disorders - therapy
Nutritional Status
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sarcopenia - diagnosis
Sarcopenia - mortality
Sarcopenia - physiopathology
Sarcopenia - therapy
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Summary:There is an expanding prevalence pool of heart failure (HF) due to the increasing prevalence of survivors of myocardial infarction, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and obesity. There is increasing interest in the role of nutrition in all forms of HF, given observations concerning micro- and macronutrient deficiencies, loss of lean body mass or sarcopenia, and their relationships with hospitalization and death. This review examines the relationships among loss of lean body mass, macro- and micronutrient intake, and the natural history of HF, particularly in the elderly, in whom the risks for all-cause rehospitalization, infection, falls, and mortality are increased. These risks are potentially modifiable through strategies that improve nutrition in this vulnerable population.
ISSN:1530-6550
DOI:10.3909/ricm17s1s004