CALF MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS, STRENGTH MEASURES, AND MORTALITY IN PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

OBJECTIVE: We studied whether lower calf muscle density and poorer upper and lower extremity strength are associated with higher mortality rates in men and women with PAD. BACKGROUND: Men and women with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have lower calf muscle density and reduced lowe...

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Huvudupphovsmän: McDermott, Mary M., Liu, Kiang, Tian, Lu, Guralnik, Jack M., Criqui, Michael H., Liao, Yihua, Ferrucci, Luigi
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: 2012
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Länkar:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465664/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22440216
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2011.12.019
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