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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease connections with fat-free tissues: A focus on bone and skeletal muscle [PDF]
, 2017 The estimates of global incidence and prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are worrisome, due to the parallel burden of obesity and its metabolic complications. Indeed, excess adiposity and insulin resistance represent two of the major
Chiesa, Claudio +4 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 BackgroundWhether muscle strength and physical performance should be components of sarcopenia remains controversial. This study evaluated the skeletal muscle index derived from computed tomography images at the 12th thoracic vertebra level (T12 SMI ...
Ming Yang +10 more
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Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery
Age and Ageing, 2022 Sarcopenia is a generalised skeletal muscle disorder characterised by reduced muscle strength and mass and associated with a range of negative health outcomes.
C. Hurst +10 more
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Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis [PDF]
Hip & Pelvis, 2015 Public health strategies designed to accomodate the ever-increasing human lifespan are urgently required. A good clinical understanding of frailty, as well as knowledge regarding how to prevent it, will therefore be required in order to overcome this challenge.
Hyung-Min Ji, Ye-Yeon Won, Jun Han
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Associations of Muscle Mass and Strength with All-Cause Mortality among US Older Adults [PDF]
, 2018 INTRODUCTION: Recent studies suggested that muscle mass and muscle strength may independently or synergistically affect aging-related health outcomes in older adults; however, prospective data on mortality in the general population are sparse ...
Gathirua-Mwangi, Wambui Grace +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Sarcopenia is intricately related to aging associated diseases, such as neuropsychiatric disorders, oral status, and chronic diseases. Dementia and depression are interconnected and also related to sarcopenia.
Takeshi Endo +8 more
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Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2022 There is no consensus on the prevalence of sarcopenia or its impact on mortality in end‐stage renal disease patients undergoing dialysis. This review aimed to summarize the diagnostic criteria of sarcopenia and its prevalence and impact on the mortality ...
Xiaoyu Shu +6 more
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Sarcopenia in Hemiplegia [PDF]
Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, 2020 Sarcopenia is a disease characterized by quantitative and qualitative degeneration of the skeletal muscles and it primarily presents with a decline in the muscle strength. It frequently occurs in patients after a cerebrovascular accident due to a combination of various factors, such as the brain injury, structural adaptations, limited physical activity
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The potential therapeutic effects of creatine supplementation on body composition and muscle function in cancer [PDF]
, 2018 Low muscle mass in individuals with cancer has a profound impact on quality of life and independence and is associated with greater treatment toxicity and poorer prognosis.
Fairman, C M +5 more
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