title: The relation between Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and muscle mass, muscle strength, and exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. Electronic address: izawapk@ga2.so-net.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, St. Marianna University Toyoko Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Naohiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Marianna University Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Brubaker
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Akashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Chronic heart failure; Exercise capacity; Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index; Muscle mass; Muscle strength