Should we overcome the resistance to bioelectrical impedance in heart failure?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Heart failure is associated with increased neurohormonal activation that results in changes in body composition including volume overload and the loss of skeletal muscle, body fat, and bone density. Bioelectrical impedance measures body composition based on the conduction of electrical current through body fluids.

Areas covered

The PubMed and Scopus databases were reviewed up to the third week of June 2020. Cross-sectional studies, retrospective observational studies, prospective observational studies, and randomized controlled trials have examined numerous bioelectrical impedance monitoring strategies to guide the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of heart failure. These monitoring strategies include intrathoracic impedance, lung impedance, bioelectrical impe

SUBMITTER: Hankinson SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356137 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature