Impact of Perioperative Sarcopenia and Dysphagia on LVAD Related Complications

Sarcopenia, as defined by decline in muscle quantity/quality, is prevalent in heart failure and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Sarcopenic dysphagia is caused by sarcopenia in the whole body and swallowing-related muscles. We investigated the impact of perioperative sarcopenia and dysphagia on postoperative pneumonia (PNA), stroke, gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) and 30-d readmission after LVAD.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: M. Nishikawa, M.R. Carey, A. Ladanyi, G.M. Mondellini, A. Pinsino, K. Antler, E. Goldberg, J. Hastie, K. Clerkin, G.T. Sayer, N. Uriel, K. Takeda, P.C. Colombo, M. Yuzefpolskaya Tags: (765) Source Type: research