Body composition analysis in patients with acute heart failure: the Scale Heart Failure trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

In this study, we aimed to investigate whether body composition analysis (BCA) derived from bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) could be used to monitor the hydration status of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) during intensified diuretic therapy.

Methods and results

This observational, single-centre study involved a novel, validated eight-electrode segmental body composition analyser to perform BCA derived from BIVA with an alternating current of 100 μA at frequencies of 5, 7.5, 50, and 75 kHz. The BCA-derived and BIVA-derived parameters were estimated and compared with daily body weight measurements in hospitalized patients with AHF. A total of 867 BCA and BIVA assessments were conducted in 142 patients (56.3% men; age 76.8 ± 10.7 years). Daily change

SUBMITTER: De Ieso F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712800 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature