Serum Creatinine/Cystatin C Ratio Associated with Cross-Sectional Area of Erector Spinae Muscles and Pulmonary Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

PURPOSE: Muscle atrophy is a major clinical feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is considered a predictor of mortality in COPD patients. Recently, the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the erector spinae muscles measured by chest computed tomography (CT) scans (ESM(CSA)) has been...

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Autores principales: Nishiki, Kazuaki, Nojiri, Masafumi, Kato, Ryo, Shinomiya, Shohei, Oikawa, Taku, Ishizaki, Takeshi, Toga, Hirohisa, Mizuno, Shiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8713710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34992359
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S339243

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8713710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34992359
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S339243

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