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Date Published: 07/12/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i1B.7470
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Vol. 532 No. 1B (2023)
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Phạm , P. T. ., Ngô , C. N. Điệp ., Ngô , C. N. Điệp ., & Lâm , V. N. . (2023). ANTHROPOMETRIC AND SUBCLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN CARDIAC FAILURE PATIENTS WITH CACHEXIA IN HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. Vietnam Medical Journal, 532(1B). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i1B.7470

ANTHROPOMETRIC AND SUBCLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN CARDIAC FAILURE PATIENTS WITH CACHEXIA IN HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Phước Thành Phạm 1, Cao Ngọc Điệp Ngô 1, Cao Ngọc Điệp Ngô 1, Vĩnh Niên Lâm 2,
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City hospital
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

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Abstract

Aims: The aim of the present study is to determine the frequency of cachectic cardiac patients and their anthropometric and subclinical characteristics, hospitalized in UMC. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 60 patients with heart failure 6 months admitted to Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology from August 2021 to February 2023 with EF <40%. Results: We enrolled 60 patients with EF <40%. All patients underwent a standardized questionnaire and measurement of body compositions. Cachexia is present in 16 (26.7%) of 60 patients. Among them, 10 (62.5%) of 16 have the BMI between 18.5 and 25, and belong to over 60 years-old group. There is a significant difference in age between male cachectic and non-cachectic cardiac patients. Moreover, they have lower hand-grip strength, smaller arm circumference, free-fat mass and visceral fat. Conclusion: Cachectic cardiac patients have less strength, less muscle mass which might impact the functional capacity characterized by hand-grip strength, and other prominent nutritional signs.

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heart failure, wasting, nutrition

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