Reassessing Sarcopenia in Hypertension: STAR and ACE Inhibitors Excel.

Ayşe Merve AtaMurat KaraTimur EkizÖzgür KaraMehmet Ali CulhaVincenzo RicciEsra Gizem KoyuncuFırat ÖzcanBayram KaymakLevent Özçakar

Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)

Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in hypertensive older adults. Amongst many antihypertensive medications, ACE inhibitors seem to have favourable effects on both disorders.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
angiotensin converting enzyme
skeletal muscle
angiotensin ii
hypertensive patients
physical activity
community dwelling