Tools for the Assessment of the Malnutrition Status and Possible Interventions in Elderly with Cardiovascular Diseases

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Apr 30

PMID 33916645

Citations 7

Authors

Elisabetta Tonet

Roberta Campana

Serena Caglioni

Federico Gibiino

Alessio Fiorio

Giorgio Chiaranda

Silvia Zagnoni

Gianni Casella

Gianluca Campo

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Abstract

Malnutrition represents a common and important feature in elderly people affected by cardiovascular diseases. Several studies have investigated its prevalence and prognostic role in most clinical settings, including cardiovascular disease. However, in daily practice it usually remains unrecognized and consequently untreated. The present review was ideated to answer the main questions about nutritional status assessment in patients with cardiovascular disease: why, when, where, how to evaluate it, and what to do to improve it. The three main cardiovascular diseases, namely aortic stenosis, ischaemic heart disease, and heart failure were considered. First, the main evidence supporting the prognostic role of malnutrition are summarized and analyzed. Second, the main tools for the assessment of malnutrition in the hospital and outpatient setting are reported for each condition. Finally, the possible strategies and interventions to address malnutrition are discussed.

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