What is the additive value of nutritional deficiency to VA-FI in the risk assessment for heart failure patients?

• Main Authors: Seulgi Erica Kim (Author), Mehrnaz Azarian (Author), Aanand D. Naik (Author), Catherine Park (Author), Molly J. Horstman (Author), Salim S. Virani (Author), Orna Intrator (Author), Christopher I. Amos (Author), Ariela Orkaby (Author), Javad Razjouyan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: To assess the impact of adding the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) to the U.S. Veterans Health Administration frailty index (VA-FI) for the prediction of time-to-death and other clinical outcomes in Veterans hospitalized with Heart Failure. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of vet...