Prognostic impact of upper and lower extremity muscle mass in heart failure

Abstract Aims Reduced skeletal muscle mass is a major component of sarcopenia, associated with impaired exercise capacity and poor prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF). Measurement of skeletal muscle mass by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry may be affected by fluid retention, typically in t...

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Published in:	ESC Heart Failure
Main Authors:	Masaaki Konishi, Eiichi Akiyama, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Ryosuke Sato, Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Hidefumi Nakahashi, Kozo Okada, Noriaki Iwahashi, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina, Kiyoshi Hibi, Toshihiro Misumi, Kouichi Tamura, Kazuo Kimura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-02-01
Subjects:	Skeletal muscle Sarcopenia Heart failure
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14195