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Low skeletal muscle mass is associated with low aerobic capacity and increased mortality risk in patients with coronary heart disease - a CARE CR study.

Simon NicholsAlasdair F O'DohertyClaire TaylorAndrew L ClarkSean CarrollLee Ingle
Published in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging (2018)
Skeletal muscle mass was positively correlated with V ˙ O2peak in patients with CHD. Peak oxygen pulse had the strongest association with SMM. Low ASM% was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality. The effects of exercise and nutritional strategies aimed at improving SMM and function in CHD patients should be investigated.
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