Leg strength and incidence of heart failure in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Kensuke UenoKentaro KamiyaNobuaki HamazakiKohei NozakiTakafumi IchikawaMasashi YamashitaShota UchidaTakumi NodaTakashi MikiKazuki HottaEmi MaekawaMinako Yamaoka-TojoAtsuhiko MatsunagaJunya AkoPublished in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2024)
The present study showed that a higher level of QIS was strongly associated with a lower risk of developing HF after ACS. These findings suggest that skeletal muscle strength could be one of the factors contributing to the risk of developing HF after ACS.