Association between serum GDF-15, myostatin, and sarcopenia in cardiovascular surgery patients

Association between serum GDF-15, myostatin, and sarcopenia in cardiovascular surgery patients

Background: Myostatin is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass. On the other hand, growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15 is associated with lower muscle strength and muscle mass. We investigated the relationship between serum GDF-15, myostatin, and sarcopenia in patients receiving cardiovasc...

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Main Authors: Riichi Nishikawa, Taira Fukuda, Akiko Haruyama, Ikuko Shibasaki, Suomi Yamaguchi, Takuo Arikawa, Syotaro Obi, Hirohisa Amano, Hiroshi Yagi, Masashi Sakuma, Shichiro Abe, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Shigeru Toyoda, Toshiaki Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Myostatin
Growth differentiation factor-15
Sarcopenia
Biomarker
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906722001634

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