Developing sarcopenia predicts long-term mortality after elective endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

Preoperatively detected sarcopenia as reflected by psoas muscle area (PMA) is associated with postoperative mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. We studied, whether changes in PMA and lean PMA (LPMA) after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) are associated with postoperative survival.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - August 26, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Iisa Lindstr öm, Sara Protto, Niina Khan, Niko Sillanpää, Jussi Hernesniemi, Niku Oksala Source Type: research