Prevalence of cardiac cachexia among congestive heart failure patients

Lally Hanna Luke 1, Barkavi. M 2, * and Deepa C. Philip 3

1 Department of Clinical Nutrition, MMM College of Health Sciences, Chennai, India.
2 Post Graduate Student, MMM College of Health Sciences, Chennai, India.
3 Principal, MMM College of Health Sciences, Chennai, India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 10(02), 056–066.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.2.0884
Publication history: 
Received on 18 September 2023; revised on 29 October 2023; accepted on 01 November 2023
 
Abstract: 
Cardiac cachexia is a serious, multifaceted condition that is linked to congestive heart failure and can strike at any age or level of ventricular function. For the diagnosis of cardiac cachexia in patients, no particular test is employed. However, specific nutritional screening methods, such as the CASCO (cachexia score), are employed to identify cardiac cachexia in patients with congestive heart failure. A prospective observational study was used. The study was conducted at a tertiary hospital. The study used the CASCO (cachexia score) tool. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of cardiac cachexia among congestive heart failure patients. The results of the study showed that individuals with congestive heart failure had a significantly higher prevalence of malnutrition and cardiac cachexia.
 
Keywords: 
Congestive heart failure; Cachexia; CASCO; Ventricular function
 
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