Reliability and validity of the ultrasound technique to measure the rectus femoris muscle diameter in older CAD-patients

BACKGROUND: The increasing age of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and the occurrence of sarcopenia in the elderly population accompanied by 'fear of moving' and hospitalization in these patients often results in a substantial loss of skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength. Cardiac...

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Autores principales: Thomaes, Tom, Thomis, Martine, Onkelinx, Steven, Coudyzer, Walter, Cornelissen, Véronique, Vanhees, Luc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22471726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-12-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22471726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-12-7

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