Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Low calf circumference is associated with higher plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in hospitalized heart failure patients: A retrospective study.
Jacob Jonatan Cruz-Sánchez, Francisco Javier González-Ruiz, Carla Gabriela Aguilar-Rodríguez, Mario Gabriel Acosta-Osuna, Iván Armando Osuna-Padilla, María de la Luz Tovar-Hernández, Alexandra Arias-Mendoza, Francisco Martín Baranda-Tovar
Published: 202510.1002/ncp.70082
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) affects millions of persons worldwide, with malnutrition and sarcopenia as prevalent complications. Both are characterized by low muscle mass (MM), which can be estimated using Body mass index (BMI)-adjusted calf circum…
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