Extracellular fluid volume as a key indicator in home-care management of chronic heart failure: The role of nutritional and exercise therapy

Junko Shida; Ryosuke Watanabe; Itsuro Kazama; Masahiro Wanezaki; Hiromi Misawa; Chisaki Uno; Yumi Matsuda

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9434

Extracellular fluid volume as a key indicator in home-care management of chronic heart failure: The role of nutritional and exercise therapy

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Dec 12;12(12):e9434. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9434. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Authors

Junko Shida^{1

2}, Ryosuke Watanabe³, Itsuro Kazama⁴, Masahiro Wanezaki⁵, Hiromi Misawa², Chisaki Uno¹, Yumi Matsuda¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, School of Medicine Yamagata University Yamagata Japan.
² Ainoa Visiting Nursing Station Yamagata Japan.
³ Major of Nursing Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science Yamagata Japan.
⁴ School of Nursing Miyagi University Miyagi Japan.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology Yamagata University School of Medicine Yamagata Japan.

Abstract

Extracellular fluid volume, rather than body weight, should guide chronic heart failure management in home-care patients. Enhancing muscle mass through pharmacotherapy, nutrition, and exercise is essential to prevent heart failure exacerbation.

Keywords: bioimpedance analysis (BIA); chronic heart failure; exercise; extracellular fluid volume (ECF); nutrition.