1Master’s and Doctoral Program in Medical, Dental, and Health Sciences,National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2Faculty of Higher Studies Ignacio Zaragoza,National Autonomous University of Mexico, 3Clinical Nutrition Service,National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, 4Emergency Department,National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán
In this protocol, we explain how to obtain and interpret phase angle values and bioelectrical impedance vectorial analysis (BIVA) Z-score obtained by bioelectrical impedance in patients with acute heart failure admitted to the Emergency Department and their clinical applicability as a predictive marker for the prognosis of a 90-day event.
