Open AccessInterventions to improve sarcopenia in cirrhosis: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Maliha Naseer,
Erica Turse,
Ali Syed,
Francis Dailey,
Mallak Zatreh,
Veysel Tahan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i2.156
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcopenia , cirrhosis , psychological intervention , systematic review , randomized controlled trial , fatty liver , alcoholic liver disease , intensive care medicine , liver disease , physical therapy , medline , disease , nursing , political science , law
Sarcopenia, i.e ., muscle loss is now a well-recognized complication of cirrhosis and in cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can contribute to accelerate liver fibrosis leading to cirrhosis. Hence, it is imperative to study interventions which targets to improve sarcopenia in cirrhosis.