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A Review of Sarcopenia Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Future Direction
Journal of Korean medical science, 2022 Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. The prevalence of sarcopenia was reported to be up to 29% in older persons in the community healthcare setting.
M. Cho, Sung-Tan Lee, S. Song
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Optimal management of sarcopenia [PDF]
, 2010 Sarcopenia is the progressive generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function which occurs as a consequence of aging. With a growing older population, there has been great interest in developing approaches to counteract the effects of ...
Burton, Louise A., Sumukadas, Deepa
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Improved Systemic Inflammation is Associated with Functional Prognosis in Post-Stroke Patients [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchBackground Systemic inflammation is associated with poor functional outcomes. However, the effects of improved inflammation on functional indicators remain unclear.
Kota Hori +12 more
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Associations between Body Mass Index and Probable Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Nutrients, 2023 (1) Background/Objectives: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and probable sarcopenia, a precursor to sarcopenia diagnosis, is unclear. While low BMI has been associated with sarcopenia risk, some evidence suggests that obesity may confer ...
Molly Curtis +4 more
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Sarcopenia and the Brain [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2021 The term sarcopenia (“a poverty of flesh”) was first described by Irving Rosenberg in 1989. In its original format it was limited to an aging related loss of muscle that was associated with functional deterioration and earlier mortality. In 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older Persons (EWGSOP) published a consensus definition on ...
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Sex Differences in the Association Between Frailty and Sarcopenia in Patients With Cirrhosis. [PDF]
, 2019 ObjectivesFrailty is prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is hypothesized to result in part from sarcopenia, but the precise contribution of sarcopenia to frailty in this population is poorly understood.MethodsIncluded were patients with cirrhosis ...
Bhanji +17 more
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Sarcopenia as a Robust Predictor of Readmission within 6 Months among Individuals Experiencing Acute Stroke [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchBackground Sarcopenia negatively affects the short-term prognosis of hospitalized older adults. However, no evidence currently supports a direct relationship between sarcopenia and readmission among individuals who have experienced an acute stroke ...
Takafumi Abe +4 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of the dynamics of sarcopenia in the pre- to postoperative for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy.MethodsThis study included 261 patients who
Shuqiu Chen +6 more
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Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023 Despite the introduction of a diagnostic code and acceptance of a diagnostic process for sarcopenia as a new health technology in Korea, many practitioners remain unfamiliar with the evaluation of sarcopenia. Thus, the Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia (
J. Baek +9 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia among adults living in nursing homes [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: Sarcopenia is a progressive loss of skeletal muscle and muscle function, with significant healthand disability consequences for older adults.
Beller, Elaine M. +4 more
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