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SUBMITTER: Komici K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412515 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Komici Klara K Vitale Dino Franco DF Mancini Angela A Bencivenga Leonardo L Conte Maddalena M Provenzano Sandra S Grieco Fabrizio Vincenzo FV Visaggi Lucia L Ronga Ilaria I Cittadini Antonio A Corbi Graziamaria G Trimarco Bruno B Morisco Carmine C Leosco Dario D Ferrara Nicola N Ferrara Nicola N Rengo Giuseppe G
Nutrients 20190122 2
<h4>Background</h4>Malnutrition is a frequent condition in the elderly, and is associated with prolonged hospitalization and increased mortality. However, the impacts of malnutrition among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction have not been clarified yet.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We enrolled 174 patients aged 65 years and over, admitted with the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), who underwent evaluation of nutritional status by Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and ev ...[more]