Impact of psoas muscle evaluation on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation

Conclusion Preoperative PSMI might be a predictor of 1-year mortality in patients undergoing LVAD implantation. In contrast, the PSHU seemed to potentially assume postoperative adverse events in this study. Thus, the evaluation of the preoperative psoas muscle using CT appears to be promising.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Heart failure Source Type: research