Muscle wasting as an independent predictor of survival in patients with chronic heart failure

Abstract Background Skeletal muscle wasting is an extremely common feature in patients with heart failure, affecting approximately 20% of ambulatory patients with even higher values during acute decompensation. Its occurrence is associated with reduced exercise capacity, muscle strength, and quality...

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Main Authors: Stephan vonHaehling, Tania Garfias Macedo, Miroslava Valentova, Markus S. Anker, Nicole Ebner, Tarek Bekfani, Helge Haarmann, Joerg C. Schefold, Mitja Lainscak, John G. F. Cleland, Wolfram Doehner, Gerd Hasenfuss, Stefan D. Anker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12603