2.3. Outcomes
high-density lipoprotein
The primary outcome was to evaluate the change in lean mass of patients after both nutritional interventions. Secondary outcomes included changes in other parameters of body composition (fat mass, water, bone, phase angle, body cell mass (BCME), extracellular mass (ECME)); anthropometric parameters (calf, arm, and abdominal circumference); LVEF assessed by transthoracic ultrasound, biochemical nutritional parameters (hemoglobin, lymphocytes, total cholesterol, total high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, transferrin, ferritin, albumin, prealbumin 