Reduced Handgrip Strength as a Marker of Frailty Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Ventricular Assist Device Placement

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is associated with the derangement of muscle structure and metabolism, contributing to exercise intolerance, frailty, and mortality. Reduced handgrip strength is associated with increased patient frailty and higher morbidity and mortality. We evaluated handgrip strengt...

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Publicado en:J Card Fail
Autores principales: CHUNG, CHRISTINE J., WU, CHRISTINA, JONES, MEAGHAN, KATO, TOMOKO S., DAM, TIEN T., GIVENS, RAYMOND C., TEMPLETON, DANIELLE L., MAURER, MATHEW S., NAKA, YOSHIFUMI, TAKAYAMA, HIROO, MANCINI, DONNA M., SCHULZE, P. CHRISTIAN
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284074/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24569037
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.02.008
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