Evaluation of anthropometric measurements and correlation with cardiovascular events in a Brazilian cohort with chronic heart failure

• Grant number: 16/11101-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2016
• End date: July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Luciana Gioli-Pereira
• Grantee: Leticia Soares Marinho
• Host Institution: Instituto do Coração Professor Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini (INCOR). Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Heart failure is a complex syndrome with high prevalence and big value for public health. Researches have demonstrated that patients with high Body Mass Index have shown lower mortality and rehospitalization rates when compared to patients with Body Mass Index lower than 25 kg/m². Besides Body Mass Index, other indexes, like the free-fat mass index, have been related to cardiovascular events rates. Objective: To evaluate the association between Body Mass Index and clinical outcomes for chronic heart failure patients in a 700 patient cohort monitored in the Heart Institute (InCOR - HCFMUSP).Methods: Patients from GENIUS-HF study, a chronic heart failure cohort from the Heart Institute (InCor - HCFMUSP), will be evaluated by anthropometric measurements like the Body Mass Index, Waist-to-height ratio and Triceps skinfold. The data will be correlated to combined clinical outcomes rates (death and rehospitalization) between patients according to their Body Mass Index. Expected results: Elucidate the relation between Body Mass Index, clinical outcomes, and the prognosis on chronic heart failure patients.