Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society
Defining optimal muscle surface area thresholds for sarcopenia-related mortality after cardiovascular interventions.
Otto Järvinen, Juho Tynkkynen, Iisa Lindström, Marko Virtanen, Pasi Maaranen, Minea Söderlund, Henni Huhtamo, Damir Vakhitov, Jari Laurikka, Niku Oksala, Jussi Hernesniemi
Published: 202510.1177/14574969251397740
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Psoas muscle surface area (PMA) can estimate sarcopenia related long-term mortality risk. This study explored whether this association is linear or non-linear and if a meaningful threshold defines patients at high risk. METHODS:…
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