Sarcopenia is an independent risk factor for short-term mortality in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Elina StoffelSoo Young HwangXia QianBrian GellerGiuseppe MorelliWei Zhang

Published in: European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2024)

Sarcopenia is an independent risk factor for 1-year mortality in patients undergoing TIPS and should be considered when patients are evaluated as a candidate for TIPS.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
skeletal muscle
newly diagnosed
risk factors
prognostic factors
type diabetes
pulmonary hypertension