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Imaging-Derived Sarcopenic Obesity and Cardiovascular Outcomes: Insights Into Heart Failure Risk and Muscle Biology.
BACKGROUND
The prognostic value of obesity in cardiovascular disease is complex. Measures such as body mass index and waist-to-height ratio show differing associations with outcomes, especially in heart failure. Assessing sarcopenic obesity, the coexistence of excess fat and low muscle mass,...
Combined GLIM-defined malnutrition and sarcopenia and the risk of 2-year mortality in adults with heart failure: A FRAGILE-HF study post hoc analysis.
BACKGROUND
Malnutrition is common in older patients with heart failure and predicts poor outcomes. However, the prognostic value of assessing muscle function and fat stores alongside GLIM remains unclear. We therefore tested whether assessing handgrip strength and fat mass index alongside...
Associations Between Gut Microbiota and Mitochondrial Metabolites, with Growth Differentiation Factor-15 as a Marker of Oxidative Stress in Heart Failure vs. Healthy Ageing.
Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is an established marker of oxidative stress and a general stress-response mitokines. In this study, we aim to investigate the association of GDF-15 with the metabolic signature of gut and mitochondrial activity in HF and ageing...
Skeletal muscle morphology and metabolism in heart failure compared to healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Background: Heart failure (HF) is characterised by altered skeletal muscle morphology. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to explore cross-sectional differences in muscle morphology and metabolism between patients with HF and healthy controls. Methods: A literature search...
Skeletal Muscle Mass Modifies the Prognostic Impact of LDL Cholesterol in Chronic Heart Failure.
BACKGROUND
Dyslipidaemia is among the major risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Paradoxically, higher cholesterol levels are associated with better survival in heart failure (HF) of any aetiology. Because cholesterol is an integral component of skeletal muscle structure, one possible explanation...
Prognostic Impact of Respiratory Sarcopenia in Older Patients with Heart Failure: A Post-hoc Analysis from the SONIC-HF Registry.
AIM
Respiratory sarcopenia, characterised by reduced respiratory muscle mass and function, can impair ventilatory reserve and physical capacity, potentially worsening outcomes. However, its prevalence and prognostic significance in older patients with heart failure remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the...
Sex-specific differences between C-reactive protein and appendicular lean soft tissue index in heart failure: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
INTRODUCTION
Heart failure (HF) is often accompanied by muscle wasting and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). This study aimed to examine the association between CRP and appendicular lean soft tissue index (ALSTI) in patients with HF, focusing on potential sex differences.
METHODS
Using data...
Air pollution exacerbates cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and sarcopenia comorbidity via shared genetic-epigenetic mechanisms: A multi-omics and Mendelian Randomization study.
BACKGROUND
Ambient air pollution aggravates cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) disorders and sarcopenia, yet the shared genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that underlie their frequent co-occurrence remain poorly understood.
METHODS
We integrated genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for CKM components (cardiovascular disease [CVD], chronic kidney disease [CKD],...
Sarcopenia in Heart Failure: Insights from the Global Leadership Initiative on Sarcopenia Framework.
Differences in peak oxygen uptake in heart failure patients with and without cachexia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by reduced peak oxygen consumption (VO 2peak). Cachexia may exacerbate the decline in VO 2peak from reductions in muscle mass and strength. We sought to assess differences in VO 2peak between patients with CHF...
Different Pattern in Circulating MicroRNA-22-3p Levels Between Patients With Primary Versus Secondary Sarcopenia.
Sarcopenia, characterized by decreased skeletal muscle mass and strength, is classified as "primary" (due to aging) or "secondary" (due to diseases). MicroRNA-22-3p (miR-22) regulates muscle differentiation and function. We assessed the diagnostic value of circulating miR-22 levels in patients with...
Prognostic role of sarcopenia in heart failure patients.
AIM
Sarcopenia is common in heart failure (HF) patients; however, there are no data regarding the possible long-term prognostic role of sarcopenia in younger adults with chronic HF without malnutrition. The aim of this study was to examine the long-term prognostic...
Body composition in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A comparison study.
Appendicular lean mass index is a major determinant of cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Moreover, appendicular lean mass index can be used to diagnose sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in this population. We...
Sarcopenia Assessment Using Fully Automated Deep Learning Predicts Cardiac Allograft Survival in Heart Transplant Recipients.
Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with end-stage heart failure. Muscle mass can be quantified via manual segmentation of computed tomography images, but this approach is time-consuming and subject to interobserver variability. We sought to determine whether fully...
