Psoas Muscle Area Predicts Mortality after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Several risk scores and classifications are available to predict peri- and post-operative mortality of patients with end stage heart failure receiving Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) therapy. Sarcopenia has been suggested as a sensitive predictor for post-operative mortality. We evaluated whet...
Main Authors: | Franziska Wittmann, Thomas Schlöglhofer, Julia Riebandt, Anne-Kristin Schaefer, Dominik Wiedemann, Edda Tschernko, Dietrich Beitzke, Christian Loewe, Günther Laufer, Daniel Zimpfer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/9/922 |
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