Quadriceps muscle fat infiltration is associated with cardiometabolic risk in COPD.
Isabelle VivodtzevLuc MoncharmontRenaud TamisierJean-Christian BorelFrançois ArbibBernard WuyamPatrick LévyFrançois MaltaisGilbert FerrettiJean-Louis PépinPublished in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging (2017)
Skeletal muscle fat infiltration may be an indicator of increased cardiometabolic risk in both obese and lean COPD patients.
Keyphrases
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- fatty acid
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cystic fibrosis
- bone mineral density
- body composition