Can we diagnose sarcopenia using anterior femoral muscle thickness in patients with cardiovascular disease?

Objective: Making the diagnosis of sarcopenia is not always easy and this is especially true for those with cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether it is possible to diagnose sarcopenia by using ultrasound-guided measurements of anterior femoral muscle thickness....

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Main Authors: Taira Fukuda, Jun Yokomachi, Suomi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Yagi, Ikuko Shibasaki, Yuusuke Ugata, Masashi Sakuma, Tomohiro Yasuda, Shichiro Abe, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Hideo Fujita, Shigeru Toyoda, Toshiaki Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications
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Online Access:https://medicaljournalssweden.se/jrm-cc/article/view/12378