Screening for sarcopenia with SARC-F in older patients hospitalized with cardiovascular disease.

Takumi Noda Kentaro Kamiya Nobuaki Hamazaki Masashi Yamashita Takashi Miki Kohei Nozaki Shota Uchida Kensuke Ueno Emi Maekawa Tasuku Terada Jennifer L Reed Minako Yamaoka-Tojo Atsuhiko Matsunaga Junya Ako

Published in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing (2024)

SARC-F cut-off ≥ 2 was optimal for screening sarcopenia, and even a low SARC-F score is helpful in finding earlier sarcopenia and low physical function in patients with CVD.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
cardiovascular disease
community dwelling
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular risk factors