Associations of Weight Change With Changes in Calf Muscle Characteristics and Functional Decline in Peripheral Artery Disease

Associations of Weight Change With Changes in Calf Muscle Characteristics and Functional Decline in Peripheral Artery Disease

Background Among people with lower extremity peripheral artery disease, obesity is associated with faster functional decline than normal weight. The association of weight loss with functional decline in peripheral artery disease is unknown. Methods and Results Adults with an ankle‐brachial index <...

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Main Authors: Tamar S. Polonsky, Lu Tian, Dongxue Zhang, Lydia A. Bazzano, Michael H. Criqui, Luigi Ferrucci, Jack M. Guralnik, Melina R. Kibbe, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Robert L. Sufit, Mary M. McDermott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
obesity
observational studies
peripheral artery disease
physical exercise
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010890

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