Karecia Byfield

2 months ago | tandfonline.com | Karecia Byfield |Elvis Obomanu |Phuuwadith Wattanachayakul |Colton Jones

AbstractBackground Breast cancer patients are at risk of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) due to chemoradiation effects or cancer itself. There are no existing studies on the impact of PEM on breast cancer patients hospitalized for ADHF. This study aims to evaluate the effects of PEM on breast cancer patients admitted for ADHF. Methods Using the 2020 US National Inpatient Sample (NIS), our study analyzed breast cancer patients aged 18 and older.