M. Seo, Tetsuya Watanabe, Takahisa Yamada, T. Morita, M. Kawasaki, A. Kikuchi, T. Kawai, J. Nakamura, K. Kayama, Kunpei Ueda, Daisuke Sakamoto, Takehiro Kogame, Yuto Tamura, Takeshi Fujita, Keisuke Nishigaki, Yuki Kokubu, Yuto Fukuda, M. Fukunami
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Although malnutrition is an important prognostic factor in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), no effective treatment for malnutrition has been established. Rikkunshito (RKT) is a Japanese herbal drug that has been used in daily practice for patients with loss of appetite. However, no data have demonstrated whether or not RKT can improve the body composition in patients with CHF. The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of RKT on the nutritional status of patients with CHF.