Body composition changes assessed by bioelectrical impedance and their associations with functional class deterioration in stable heart failure patients

Background: Heart failure (HF) patients develop important changes in body composition, but only a small number of studies have evaluated the associations between these changes and functional class deterioration in a prospective manner. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether changes...

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Main Authors: Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Cira Santillan-Díaz, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Manuel A. Gómez-Martínez, Fernanda Bernal-Ceballos, Mariel Lozada-Mellado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L.
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112016000300018&lng=en&tlng=en