[Stroke risk stratification in elderly patients with comorbid sarcopenia and atherosclerosis].
M A MiloserdovN N MaslovaA S ErohinaA V EvseevN E MaslovPublished in: Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (2022)
It is important to take into account not only traditional risk factors in the overall assessment of cardiovascular risk as well as therapeutic and preventive measures planning in elderly patients, but also pay attention to body composition since modern diagnostic systems may be not sensitive enough to identify high-risk patients with comorbid atherosclerosis and sarcopenia.