Kaoru Sato, Kentaro Kamiya, Nobuaki Hamazaki, Kohei Nozaki, Takafumi Ichikawa, Shota Uchida, Kensuke Ueno, Masashi Yamashita, Takumi Noda, Ken Ogura, Takashi Miki, Kazuki Hotta, Emi Maekawa, Minako Yamaoka-Tojo, Atsuhiko Matsunaga, Junya Ako
BACKGROUND: Diagnosing sarcopenia in heart failure (HF) patients is important, but how to assess skeletal muscle mass in HF patients with fluid retention is controversial. We aimed to examine the association between sarcopenia, defined by different skeletal muscle mass measurements, and clinical outcomes in older HF patients. METHODS: We included 546 older HF patients (≥ 65 years) who were assessed for sarcopenia at discharge (median age 77 years, 309 males)...
December 21, 2023: Journal of Cardiology