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Phase Angle as a Biomarker for Frailty and Postoperative Mortality: The BICS Study
BACKGROUND: Phase angle (PA) is a bioimpedance measurement that is determined lean body mass and hydration status. Patients with low PA values are more likely to be frail, sarcopenic, or malnourished. Previous work has shown that low PA predicts adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery, but the effect...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201414/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30371163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.008721 |