Prognostic factors in patients with heart failure and sarcopenia: an observational retrospective study

• Published in: The Egyptian heart journal Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 52 - 9
• Main Authors: Imamura, Yasutaka, Suzuki, Atsushi, Kamishima, Kazuho, Suzuki, Kazuhito, Yamaguchi, Junichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 29.04.2024; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Age; Body composition; Body mass index; Brain natriuretic peptide; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac patients; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Comparative analysis; Development and progression; Diabetes; Ejection fraction; Ethics; Etiology; Females; Health aspects; Heart failure; Hospitals; Hypertension; Ischemia; Japan; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mortality; Musculoskeletal system; Natriuretic peptides; Observational studies; Older people; Patients; Peptides; Prognosis; Prognostic factors; Sarcopenia; Japan; New York; United States > US; Heart failure; Brain natriuretic peptide; Sarcopenia; Prognostic factors; Ejection fraction

Background Heart failure (HF) prevalence increases with age, and sarcopenia is a poor prognostic factor in patients with HF. We aimed to evaluate the characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with HF and sarcopenia. Results We retrospectively reviewed 256 consecutive patients admitted to ou...