Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index predicts bleeding event in patients with heart failure
Yu Sato,
Akiomi Yoshihisa,
Yuji Nozaki
et al.
Abstract:AimsWe aimed to elucidate the association between malnutrition and the occurrence of bleeding events in patients with heart failure.Methods and resultsWe evaluated the nutritional status of patients with heart failure [n = 2044, median (inter‐quartile range) age 69.0 (59.0–78.0) years, 1209 (59.1%) males] using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI). The primary endpoint was a composite of bleeding events such as haemorrhagic stroke or gastrointestinal bleeding. According to the survival classification an… Show more
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