Journal article
A Model to Identify Sarcopenia in Patients With Cirrhosis
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The severe depletion of muscle mass at the third lumbar vertebral level (sarcopenia) is a marker of malnutrition and is independently associated with mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Instead of monitoring sarcopenia by cross-sectional imaging, we investigated whether ultrasound-based measurements of peripheral muscle mass, measures of muscle function, along with nutritional factors, are associated with severe loss of …
Authors
Tandon P; Low G; Mourtzakis M; Zenith L; Myers RP; Abraldes JG; Shaheen AAM; Qamar H; Mansoor N; Carbonneau M
Journal
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 1473–1480.e3
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.cgh.2016.04.040
ISSN
1542-3565