Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds “Nutrition, Obesity and Cachexia in Patients with Heart Failure”

Learning Objectives

• Summarize retrospective data regarding bariatric surgery and subsequent mortality for patients with heart failure (HF)
• Recall the clinical implications of malnutrition or cachexia for patients with HF
• Articulate the need for future clinical trials to define best nutritional strategies for patients with HF