Thoracic sarcopenia measured by Hounsfield unit average calculation predicts morbidity and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting.
Philipp Krombholz-ReindlAndreas WinklerAndreas VötschWolfgang HitzlChristiana SchernthanerStefan HechtRainald SeitelbergerRoman GottardiPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
In patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery, sarcopenia was associated with increased short-term mortality, mid-term mortality and morbidity. The measurement of erector spinae myosteatosis could be an easy and useful parameter in preoperative risk assessment.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- risk assessment
- ultrasound guided
- pain management
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- skeletal muscle
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- risk factors
- coronary artery
- spinal cord
- heavy metals
- community dwelling
- type diabetes
- human health
- heart failure
- surgical site infection
- left ventricular