Muscle quality and major adverse cardiovascular events in post-acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study
Functional muscle quality, as assessed through the muscle quality index (MQI), represents a contemporary method to measure the capacity to generate force. Despite its potential, the prognostic significance of MQI remains uncertain in various clinical conditions, particularly among patients following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In light of this, our study sought to evaluate the prognostic relevance of MQI concerning major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients following acute AMI.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Jarson Pedro da Costa Pereira, Rodrigo Albert Baracho R üegg, Eduardo Caldas Costa, Ana Paula Trussardi Fayh Source Type: research