Are sarcopenia and its individual components linked to all-cause mortality in heart failure? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Konstantinos ProkopidisKonstantinos Katsikas TriantafyllidisKonstantinos Spyridon KechagiasAlexandros MitropoulosRajiv SankaranarayananMasoud IsanejadPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2023)
Compared to patients with higher overall functional performance, those with HF and low ALM, low psoas muscle mass, low SPPB, and slow gait speed are at an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Early prevention and/or treatment of lower limb physical function deterioration may be an essential strategy to reduce the risk of premature death in HF.