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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.122, No.9, p.636–642,2021

Title: Potential role of the geriatric nutritional risk index as a novel risk factor for the development of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure
Author: M. Kaplan, E. Vuruskan, G. Altunbas, F. Yavuz, G. I. Kaplan, I. V. Duzen, E. Alic, M. D. Savcilioglu, S. Annac, N. Bursa, N. M. Sucu
Abstract: PURPOSE: The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a simple and objective nutritional assessment tool for elderly patients. Lower GNRI values are associated with a worse prognosis in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Our aim is to investigate the relationship between malnutrition and follow-up cardiovascular (CV) events in HFrEF.

METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on 362 patients with HFrEF. The baseline GNRI was calculated at the first visit. The patients were divided into three groups according to the GNRI: >98, no-risk group; 92 to ≤98, low risk group; 82 to <92, moderate‑to‑high‑risk group. The study endpoint was a composite of follow-up
CV events, including all-cause mortality, non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) , need for cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, HfrEF‑related hospitalizations and need for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs).

RESULTS: Follow-up data showed that the group with moderate-to-high risk had a significantly higher incidence of NVAF, PCIs and all-cause mortality compared to other groups (p<0.001, p: 0.026 and p0.05). Mean GNRI value was 83.3 in NVAF patients and 101.1 in patients without NVAF (p<0.001). Kaplan Meier survival analysis showed that patients from the group with moderate-to-high risk had a significantly worse survival rate (p < 0.001). In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, the group with moderate-to‑high risk (HR=3.872) and ICD implantations (HR=4.045) were associated with increased mortality.
CONCLUSION: The GNRI value may have a potential role for predicting future events, especially NVAF in patients with HfrEF (Tab. 4, Fig. 2, Ref. 27).
Keywords: malnutrition, heart failure, atrial fibrillation
Published online: 31-Aug-2021
Year: 2021, Volume: 122, Issue: 9 Page From: 636, Page To: 642
doi:10.4149/BLL_2021_102


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