New diagnostic index for sarcopenia in patients with cardiovascular diseases

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is an aging and disease-related syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, with the risk of frailty and poor quality of life. Sarcopenia is diagnosed by a decrease in skeletal muscle index (SMI) and reduction of either hand...

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Autores principales: Harada, Haruhito, Kai, Hisashi, Shibata, Rei, Niiyama, Hiroshi, Nishiyama, Yasuhiro, Murohara, Toyoaki, Yoshida, Noriko, Katoh, Atsushi, Ikeda, Hisao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178123

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178123

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