The difference in determinant factor of six-minute walking distance between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic elderly patients with heart failure.

CONCLUSION: We demonstrated that knee extensor muscle strength was an independent factor determining exercise capacity-especially in elderly patients with HF with sarcopenia, and provided useful information in terms of exercise prescription. PMID: 31387751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Cardiology - August 2, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kono Y, Izawa H, Aoyagi Y, Ishikawa A, Sugiura T, Mori E, Ueda S, Fujiwara W, Hayashi M, Saitoh E Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research