Baseline low ALT activity is associated with increased long-term mortality after COPD exacerbations.

N LasmanM ShalomN TurpashviliG GoldhaberY LifshitzE LeibowitzG BergerG Saltzman-ShenhavA BromD CohenC AvakySegal Gad

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)

Low ALT values, a biomarker of sarcopenia and frailty, are associated with poor long-term survival amongst patients hospitalized due to COPD exacerbation.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
lung function
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
skeletal muscle
community dwelling
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation