Low muscle mass assessed by psoas muscle area is associated with clinical adverse events in elderly patients with heart failure.

Low muscle mass assessed by psoas muscle area is associated with clinical adverse events in elderly patients with heart failure.

<h4>Background</h4>Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a growing healthcare burden with increasing prevalence and comorbidities due to progressive aging society. Accumulating evidence suggest that low skeletal muscle mass has a negative impact on clinical outcome in elderly adult...

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Main Authors: Takehiro Funamizu, Yuji Nagatomo, Mike Saji, Nobuo Iguchi, Hiroyuki Daida, Tsutomu Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247140

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247140

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