Prognostic values of muscle mass assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis in older patients with heart failure.

Hiroshi Saito Yuya Matsue Daichi MaedaTakatoshi KasaiNobuyuki KagiyamaYoshiko EndoMasato ZodaAkira MizukamiKenji YoshiokaTomoaki HashimotoKazuya IshikawaTohru Minamino

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2022)

In elderly hospitalized patients with heart failure, low MM defined by DEXA and BIA show significant discordance. The MM defined by DEXA, but not BIA, provides additional prognostic value to pre-existing prognostic models. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 610-615.

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