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Ultrasound Assessment of the Rectus Femoris in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Predicts Sarcopenia

PURPOSE: Sarcopenia, an age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is frequent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is linked to a poor prognosis. The diagnosis of sarcopenia requires specific equipment and is inconvenient to introduce into clinical practice....

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Autores principales: Deng, Mingming, Yan, Liming, Tong, Run, Zhao, Joseph, Li, Yanxia, Yin, Yan, Zhang, Qin, Gao, Jinghan, Wang, Qiuyue, Hou, Gang, Zhou, Xiaoming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9637333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36348815
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S386278