Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is strongly associated with sarcopenic obesity in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplant evaluation

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is the most common complication of cirrhosis and adversely affects quality of life and outcomes before, during, and after liver transplantation. We studied predictors of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplant (LT) evaluation. M...

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Published in:J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Main Authors: Carias, Sandra, Castellanos, Ana Lia, Vilchez, Valery, Nair, Rashmi, Dela Cruz, Anna Christina, Watkins, Jennifer, Barrett, Terrence, Trushar, Patel, Esser, Karyn, Gedaly, Roberto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615558/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26399838
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgh.13166
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