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

J. Montaño‐Loza, Aldo; Angulo, Paul; Meza–Junco, Judith; M. Prado, Carla; B. Sawyer, Michael; Beaumont, Crystal; Esfandiari, Nina; Ma, Mang; E. Baracos, Vickie

doi:10.1002/jcsm.12039

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

Published in Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle • Jun 9, 2015

Authors:

Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza

Paul Angulo

Judith Meza–Junco

Abstract

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 ...

Subject

Medicine

Sarcopenia

Internal medicine

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