Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
Exploring the Role of Computer Tomography-Derived Psoas Muscle Volume in Frailty Screening and Sarcopenia Assessment for Older Adult Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
Tobias Vollmer, Lena Steins, Reinhard Zabel, Janis Fliegenschmidt, Astrid Bergmann, Wolfgang Burchert, Vera von Dossow, Nikolai Hulde
Published: 202510.1053/j.jvca.2025.09.007
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the potential of the computed tomography-derived total psoas volume index (TPVI) as a screening tool for frailty and investigates the relationship between sarcopenia, defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopeni…
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