Weight loss in heart failure is associated with increased mortality only in non‐obese patients without diabetes

• Main Authors: Jacek T. Niedziela (Author), Bartosz Hudzik (Author), Krzysztof Strojek (Author), Lech Poloński (Author), Mariusz Gąsior (Author), Piotr Rozentryt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Weight loss (WL) is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Moderate WL is recommended for overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic impact of body weight reduction on sur...