heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Division of Clinical Nutrition , Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing inpatient treatment at the Department of Cardiology, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital during the research period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who do not agree 2) Minors 3) Patients with malignant tumor complications. If a malignant tumor is found after participating in the study, it will be excluded from the analysis. 4) Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, serious infectious diseases, and other diseases that affect nutritional metabolism. 5) Patients with pacemakers 6) Patients being treated with antibiotics 7) Other patients that the doctor in charge deems inappropriate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between heart failure severity and gut flora, short-chain fatty acid levels | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Relationship between the severity of heart failure and endotoxin and procalcitonin concentrations 2) Relationship between muscle mass and body fat mass and intestinal flora and short-chain fatty acid concentration 3) Relationship between inflammatory cytokines and endotoxin, procalcitonin, and gut flora 4) Relationship between nutritional indicators at admission and inflammatory cytokines 5) Relationship between nutritional index at admission and endotoxin concentration 6) Relationship between nutritional index at admission, intestinal flora, and short-chain fatty acid concentration | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMasaya Sasaki
Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital Division of Clinical Nutrition
Outcome results
None listed