¿Mantiene la intervención nutricional en pacientes hospitalizados por insuficiencia cardiaca desnutridos su beneficio pronóstico a largo plazo? / Does nutritional intervention maintain its prognostic benefit in the long term for malnourished patients hospitalised for heart failure?

Objetivo. Evaluar el efecto a largo plazo de una intervención nutricional en pacientes hospitalizados con insuficiencia cardiaca (IC) y desnutridos. Métodos. Un total de 120 pacientes hospitalizados por IC y desnutridos fueron aleatorizados a recibir o no una intervención nutricional individualizada durante 6 meses. El evento primario fue el combinado de muerte por cualquier causa o reingreso por IC. Se realizó un análisis por intención de tratar y se evaluó el efecto de la intervención a los 24 meses. Resultados. El evento combinado ocurrió en el 47,5% de los pacientes del grupo de intervención y en el 73,8% del grupo control (hazard ratio: 0,45; intervalo de confianza del 95%: 0,28-0,72; p=0,001). Fallecieron el 39% en el grupo de intervención y el 59% en el grupo control (hazard ratio: 0,53; intervalo de confianza del 95%: 0,31-0,89; p=0,017). Conclusión. Una intervención nutricional en pacientes hospitalizados por IC que están desnutridos mantiene su beneficio pronóstico en el seguimiento a largo plazo (AU)

Objective. To assess the long-term effect of nutritional intervention on malnourished, hospitalised patients with heart failure (HF). Methods. A total of 120 malnourished patients hospitalized for HF were randomised to undergo (or not) an individual nutritional intervention for 6 months. The primary event was the combination of all-cause death and readmission for HF. We performed an intent-to-treat analysis and assessed the effect of the intervention at 24 months. Results. The combined event occurred in 47.5% of the intervention group and in 73.8% of the control group (hazard ratio: 0.45; 95% confidence interval: 0.28-0.72; P=.001). Thirty-nine percent of the intervention group and 59% of the control group died (hazard ratio: 0.53; 95% confidence interval: 0.31-0.89; P=.017). Conclusion. A nutritional intervention for malnourished patients hospitalised for HF maintains its prognostic benefit in the long-term follow-up (AU)

Does nutritional intervention maintain its prognostic benefit in the long term for malnourished patients hospitalised for heart failure? / ¿Mantiene la intervención nutricional en pacientes hospitalizados por insuficiencia cardiaca desnutridos su beneficio pronóstico a largo plazo?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term effect of nutritional intervention on malnourished, hospitalised patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS: A total of 120 malnourished patients hospitalized for HF were randomised to undergo (or not) an individual nutritional intervention for 6 months. The primary event was the combination of all-cause death and readmission for HF. We performed an intent-to-treat analysis and assessed the effect of the intervention at 24 months. RESULTS: The combined event occurred in 47.5% of the intervention group and in 73.8% of the control group (hazard ratio: 0.45; 95% confidence interval: 0.28-0.72; P=.001). Thirty-nine percent of the intervention group and 59% of the control group died (hazard ratio: 0.53; 95% confidence interval: 0.31-0.89; P=.017). CONCLUSION: A nutritional intervention for malnourished patients hospitalised for HF maintains its prognostic benefit in the long-term follow-up.