Sarcopenic obesity and myosteatosis are associated with higher mortality in patients with cirrhosis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Obesity is frequently associated with cirrhosis, and cirrhotic patients may develop simultaneous loss of skeletal muscle and gain of adipose tissue, culminating in the condition of sarcopenic obesity. Additionally, muscle depletion is characterized by both a reduction in muscle...

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Published in:J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
Main Authors: Montano‐Loza, Aldo J., Angulo, Paul, Meza‐Junco, Judith, Prado, Carla M. M., Sawyer, Michael B., Beaumont, Crystal, Esfandiari, Nina, Ma, Mang, Baracos, Vickie E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864157/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27493866
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12039
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