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Clinical impact of compound sarcopenia in hospitalized older adult patients with heart failure.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Jul 2021
Attaway Amy, Bellar Annette, Dieye Faty, Wajda Douglas, Welch Nicole, Dasarathy Srinivasan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Skeletal muscle loss or sarcopenia is a frequent complication in heart failure (HF) and contributes to adverse clinical outcomes. We evaluated if age (primary) and chronic disease (secondary) related sarcopenia, that we refer to as compound sarcopenia, impacts clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with HF. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using hospitalized patient data. SETTING: Data from the...
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