Muscle mass, muscle strength, and functional capacity in patients with heart failure of Chagas disease and other aetiologies.
Guilherme Wesley Peixoto da FonsecaTania Garfias MacedoNicole EbnerMarcelo Rodrigues Dos SantosFrancis Ribeiro de SouzaCharles MadyLiliam TakayamaRosa Maria Rodrigues PereiraWolfram DoehnerStefan D AnkerCarlos Eduardo NegrãoMaria Janieire de Nazaré Nunes AlvesStephan von HaehlingPublished in: ESC heart failure (2020)
Patients with Chagas disease and HF have decreased fat mass and exhibit reduced peripheral blood flow and impaired muscle strength compared with ischaemic HF patients. In addition, patients with Chagas disease and HF show a tendency to have greater reduction in total LBM, with ALM remaining an independent predictor of reduced functional capacity in these patients. The percentage of patients affected by sarcopenia was equal between groups.