CONUT score was associated with right side congestion, while no association between GNRI and right side congestion was noted. CONUT score had better predictive value than GNRI.
there have been no reports on the individual prognostic value of body fat. The aim of the present study was therefore to evaluate the effect of abdominal fat on long-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI. To clarify this, we focused on abdominal fat area, including the visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) evaluated on computed tomography (CT), and evaluated their individual effects on long-term clinical outcomes such as all-cause mortality and re-hospitalization due to worsening heart failure in patients undergoing TAVI. Methods Subjects This was a retrospective study of 100 consecutive patients with severe AS undergoing TAVI between
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