Prevalence and impact of sarcopenia in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension.

Barbara Lattanzi Stefania GioiaSimone Di ColaDaria D'AmbrosioSilvia NardelliDaniele TavanoAlessio FarcomeniManuela MerliOliviero Riggio

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)

In patients with NCPH sarcopenia is similar to that observed in cirrhotic patients. Moreover, the rate of refractory variceal bleeding was higher in sarcopenic patients suggesting a clinical negative impact of muscle depletion.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
blood pressure
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
community dwelling