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Chronic protein-energy malnutrition that develops as a consequence of heart failure is called _____.

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Cardiac Cachexia

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Cardiac cachexia is a condition that could result due to heart failure. Your body starts to waste, or in other words, you lose a significant amount of muscle and fat. Heart failure may cause the liver and intestines to malfunction due to back flow of blood. This leads to malabsorption of important nutrients like protein. The treatment for this is not specific to the condition. Doctors usually treat the Heart failure in hopes to alleviate the symptoms of cardiac cachexia.

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