Low muscle mass assessed by psoas muscle area is associated with clinical adverse events in elderly patients with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a growing healthcare burden with increasing prevalence and comorbidities due to progressive aging society. Accumulating evidence suggest that low skeletal muscle mass has a negative impact on clinical outcome in elderly adult population. We sought to determine the significance of psoas muscle area as a novel index of low skeletal muscle mass in elderly patients with ADHF.

Methods

In this single-center retrospective observational study, we reviewed consecutive 865 elderly participants (65 years or older) who were hospitalized for ADHF and 392 were available for analysis (79 years [74-85], 56% male). Cross-sectional areas of psoas muscle at the level of fourth lumbar vertebra were measured by computed tomography and normal

SUBMITTER: Funamizu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886171 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature