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Cardiac MRI Pectoralis Muscle Thickness as a Measure of Sarcopenia: Prognostic Significance, Interreader Agreement, and Physiologic Correlation.

Abstract

Purpose To evaluate pectoralis muscle thickness at routine cardiac MRI as a marker of sarcopenia, including prognostic significance for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), interobserver agreement, and correlation with physiologic parameters. Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study included adult patients undergoing cardiac MRI for assessment of suspected cardiomyopathy between October 2018 and February 2020. Measurements of …

Authors

Drucker Iarovich M; Matos JF; Lowes WH; de Silva N; Moayedi Y; Thavendiranathan P; Wald RM; McInnis M; Hong R; Hanneman K

Journal

Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging, Vol. 6, No. 6,

Publisher

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Publication Date

December 1, 2024

DOI

10.1148/ryct.240147

ISSN

2638-6135