Sarcopenic obesity and myosteatosis are associated with higher mortality in patients with cirrhosis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Obesity is frequently associated with cirrhosis, and cirrhotic patients may develop simultaneous loss of skeletal muscle and gain of adipose tissue, culminating in the condition of sarcopenic obesity. Additionally, muscle depletion is characterized by both a reduction in muscle...

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Autores principales: Montano‐Loza, Aldo J., Angulo, Paul, Meza‐Junco, Judith, Prado, Carla M. M., Sawyer, Michael B., Beaumont, Crystal, Esfandiari, Nina, Ma, Mang, Baracos, Vickie E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27493866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12039

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27493866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12039

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