Sarcopenia Adversely Affects Outcomes following Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ali AnsaripourArian Arjomandi RadMarinos KoulouroudiasDimitrios C AngourasThanos AthanasiouAntonios Kourliouros

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

Sarcopenia significantly increases the risk of early and late mortality following cardiac surgery, and sarcopenic patients also experience poorer functional outcomes.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
skeletal muscle
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
patient reported