Impact of sarcopenia on the outcomes of elective total arch replacement in the elderly†
Author(s) -
Yuki Ikeno,
Yutaka Koide,
Noriyuki Abe,
Takashi Matsueda,
Naoto Izawa,
Takahiro Yamazato,
Shunsuke Miyahara,
Yoshikatsu Nomura,
Shunsuke Sato,
Hiroaki Takahashi,
Takeshi Inoue,
Masamichi Matsumori,
Hiroshi Tanaka,
Satoshi Ishihara,
Shinichi Nakayama,
Koji Sugimoto,
Yutaka Okita
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezx050
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , body surface area , body mass index , surgery
The purpose of this study was to identify the cut-off value of sarcopenia based on the psoas muscle area index and evaluate early and late outcomes following elective total arch replacement in the elderly.
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