Distinct determinants of muscle wasting in nonobese heart failure patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Toshiyuki YanoSatoshi KatanoHidemichi KouzuRyohei NagaokaTakuya InoueYuhei TakamuraTomoyuki IshigoAyako WatanabeKatsuhiko OhoriMasayuki KoyamaNobutaka NaganoTakefumi FujitoRyo NishikawaAkiyoshi HashimotoTetsuji MiuraPublished in: Journal of diabetes (2020)
In addition to malnutrition and reduction in plasma insulin, renin-angiotensin system activation may be responsible for the development of muscle wasting in CHF patients with DM.