Malnutrition as a factor aggravating the heart failure course in the elderly and senile age

Cardiovascular diseases are the main death causes in modern world. Heart failure (HF) is terminal stage of most cardiovascular diseases. The prevalence HF increasing patients older age groups. At same time, number geriatric syndromes increases with age, one which malnutrition. Recent studies demonstrate mutually aggravating effect heart and malnutrition, that correction malnutrition can improve course. introduction screening timely will reduce hospitalization mortality rates HF.