CAN WE DIAGNOSE SARCOPENIA USING ANTERIOR FEMORAL MUSCLE THICKNESS IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?

Taira FukudaJun YokomachiSuomi YamaguchiHiroshi YagiIkuko ShibasakiYuusuke UgataMasashi SakumaTomohiro YasudaShichiro AbeHirotsugu FukudaHideo FujitaShigeru ToyodaToshiaki Nakajima

Published in: Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications (2024)

Ultrasound-guided measurement of the anterior femoral muscle thickness is a simple and useful method to help make the diagnosis of sarcopenia in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle
ultrasound guided
optical coherence tomography
type diabetes
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular risk factors
community dwelling
fine needle aspiration
metabolic syndrome