The Presence of Myosteatosis Is Associated with Age, Severity of Liver Disease and Poor Outcome and May Represent a Prodromal Phase of Sarcopenia in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

The Presence of Myosteatosis Is Associated with Age, Severity of Liver Disease and Poor Outcome and May Represent a Prodromal Phase of Sarcopenia in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Background/Aims: Myosteatosis implies impaired muscle quality. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of myosteatosis with other muscle abnormalities and its role in the prognosis of liver cirrhosis (LC). Method: Skeletal muscle index (SMI) and myosteatosis were measured by computed...

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Main Authors: Eleni Geladari, Theodoros Alexopoulos, Meropi D. Kontogianni, Larisa Vasilieva, Iliana Mani, Roxane Tenta, Vasilios Sevastianos, Ioannis Vlachogiannakos, Alexandra Alexopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
myosteatosis
sarcopenia
liver cirrhosis
skeletal muscle wasting
survival
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/9/3332

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