Features of trunk muscle wasting during acute care and physical function recovery with aortic disease

• Main Authors: Masashi Yamashita (Author), Kentaro Kamiya (Author), Atsuhiko Matsunaga (Author), Tadashi Kitamura (Author), Nobuaki Hamazaki (Author), Takafumi Ichikawa (Author), Shota Uchida (Author), Takumi Noda (Author), Naoya Yanagi (Author), Emi Maekawa (Author), Minako Yamaoka‐Tojo (Author), Junya Ako (Author), Kagami Miyaji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low skeletal muscle area or density, such as myosteatosis, identified on computed tomography (CT) is associated with poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the clinical process of skeletal muscle decline as a short‐...