Masashi Yamashita, Kentaro Kamiya, Tadashi Kitamura, Nobuaki Hamazaki, Takafumi Ichikawa, Manaka Shibuya, Shuken Kobayashi, Yuta Suzuki, Kensuke Ueno, Shota Uchida, Takumi Noda, Kazuki Hotta, Emi Maekawa, Atsuhiko Matsunaga, Minako Yamaoka-Tojo, Junya Ako, Kagami Miyaji
OBJECTIVE: This prospective study focused on routine computed tomography (CT) imaging for aortic disease management and evaluated the trajectory of skeletal muscle changes through inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. DESIGN: Prospective observational study included patients who underwent abdominal CT three times (baseline, post-acute care, and follow-up). The area and density of the all-abdominal and erector spine muscles and intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) were measured...
August 3, 2023: American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation