A comparison of non‐invasive methods of measuring body composition in patients with heart failure: a report from SICA‐HF

Abstract Background Cachexia is common in patients with chronic heart failure and is associated with poor prognosis. How best to measure body composition is not clear. Methods and results We characterized body composition in 120 patients with chronic heart failure: mean (SD) age 70 (10) years, left...

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Main Authors: Parin Shah, Alexandra A.I. Abel, Vennela Boyalla, Pierpaolo Pellicori, Anna Kallvikbacka‐Bennett, Shirley Sze, John G.F. Cleland, Andrew L. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-10-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13402