Rapid atrophy of cardiac left ventricular mass in patients with non‐small cell carcinoma of the lung

• Main Authors: Seyyed Mohammad Reza Kazemi‐Bajestani (Author), Harald Becher (Author), Charles Butts (Author), Naveen S. Basappa (Author), Michael Smylie (Author), Anil Abraham Joy (Author), Randeep Sangha (Author), Andrea Gallivan (Author), Peter Kavsak (Author), Quincy Chu (Author), Vickie E. Baracos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cancer is a systemic catabolic condition affecting skeletal muscle and fat. We aimed to determine whether cardiac atrophy occurs in this condition and assess its association with cardiac function, symptoms, and clinical outcomes. Methods Treatment naïve metastatic non‐small cell...