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The sarcopenia index: A novel measure of muscle mass in lung transplant candidates.

Kianoush B KashaniKumar SarvottamNaveen L PereiraErin F BarretoCassie C Kennedy
Published in: Clinical transplantation (2018)
Sarcopenia index is a potentially objective measure for estimating muscle mass that is noninvasive and less expensive. Sarcopenia index could be considered in lung transplant candidate selection following prospective validation in larger cohorts.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • community dwelling