The prevalence of sarcopenia and subtypes in cardiovascular diseases, and a new diagnostic approach.

CONCLUSIONS: CVD may accelerate sarcopenia, osteosarcopenia, and osteosarcopenic obesity. Our calculation formula for the easy diagnosis of sarcopenia may help in an early diagnosis and prevent it before worsening the patient's prognosis.
PMID: 32305261 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Cardiology - April 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sasaki KI, Kakuma T, Sasaki M, Ishizaki Y, Fukami A, Enomoto M, Adachi H, Matsuse H, Shiba N, Ueno T, Fukumoto Y Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research