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<journal-id>2312-3893</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2312-3893</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2312-38932026000100219</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2026.e13122619</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de desnutrición en pacientes hospitalizados por insuficiencia cardiaca crónica, Hospital Regional de Encarnación, Paraguay, 2023-2024]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of malnutrition in patients hospitalized for chronic heart failure, Encarnación Regional Hospital, Paraguay, 2023-2024]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Insaurralde Báez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo René]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Codas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel Esteban]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres Villagra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karem Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Itapúa Facultad de Medicina Postgrado en Medicina Interna]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Encarnación ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>219</fpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2312-38932026000100219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2312-38932026000100219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2312-38932026000100219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN   Introducción: la insuficiencia cardiaca es un síndrome clínico en el cual existe un desequilibrio entre el gasto cardiaco y las demandas del organismo, siendo una de las causas más frecuentes de morbimortalidad en hospitalizados.  Objetivo: determinar las características demográficas y clínicas y establecer la prevalencia de desnutrición en pacientes hospitalizados por insuficiencia cardiaca crónica en el Hospital Regional de Encarnación, Paraguay, de junio 2023 a agosto 2024.  Metodología:  se aplicó un diseño observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal, con datos de registros clínicos de sujetos adultos, de ambos sexos, internados en el Servicio de Clínica Médica. El muestreo fue no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se midieron variables antropométricas y clínicas. La desnutrición se evaluó según criterios de GLIM y de CONUT  Resultados:  la muestra se conformó con 137 pacientes, la prevalencia de desnutrición fue de 42,3%, siendo el 55% de ellos de sexo masculino, con un promedio de edad de 68 ± 13 años. El 66% presentó un grado 1 según los criterios de GLIM. Mientras con los criterios de CONUT, el 57% presentaba un estadio bajo de desnutrición. El promedio de días de hospitalización fue de 7,6 días (rango 1 - 23 días). El 12% de los pacientes desnutridos (n 58) obitó por diversas causas.  Conclusión:  la prevalencia de desnutrición en pacientes hospitalizados por insuficiencia cardiaca crónica fue de 42,3%.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Heart failure is a clinical syndrome in which there is an imbalance between cardiac output and the body's demands, and it is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients.  Objective:  To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics and establish the prevalence of malnutrition in patients hospitalized for chronic heart failure at the Regional Hospital of Encarnación, Paraguay, from June 2023 to August 2024.  Methodology:  An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional design was applied, using data from clinical records of adult subjects of both sexes admitted to the Medical Clinic Service. Sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience. Anthropometric and clinical variables were measured. Malnutrition was assessed according to GLIM and CONUT criteria.  Results:  The sample consisted of 137 patients, with a prevalence of malnutrition of 42.3%, 55% of whom were male, with an average age of 68 ± 13 years. Sixty-six percent had a grade 1 according to GLIM criteria. According to CONUT criteria, 57% had a low stage of malnutrition. The average length of hospital stay was 7.6 days (range 1-23 days). Twelve percent of malnourished patients (n = 58) died from various causes.  Conclusion:  The prevalence of malnutrition in patients hospitalized for chronic heart failure was 42.3%.]]></p></abstract>
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