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REVIEW article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1422663
This article is part of the Research Topic Systemic Markers of Muscle Loss – Volume II View all 4 articles

Current Approach to the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Cardiovascular Diseases

Provisionally accepted
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    Muscle wasting syndrome, also known as sarcopenia, is an age-related geriatric condition characterized by a gradual loss of muscle mass, strength, and function. Sarcopenia can be classified into primary and secondary types. Primary sarcopenia is primarily associated with aging, while secondary sarcopenia is caused by systemic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, musculoskeletal disorders, and disuse changes. In recent years, increasing evidence suggests that cardiovascular diseases can promote the occurrence of sarcopenia through various pathophysiological mechanisms. Additionally, sarcopenia increases the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease such as rehospitalization and mortality. Therefore, screening and diagnosing sarcopenia are particularly important for patients with cardiovascular diseases. This article provides a brief overview of the research progress on diagnostic methods for sarcopenia in patients with cardiovascular diseases. suffering from CVD, and reduced muscle mass independently contributes to the risk of mortality associated with such conditions(11), thereby significantly impacting both the quality of life and prognosis for these patients (12,13). Therefore, in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of CVD patients, accurately assessing and intervening in muscle wasting is becoming increasingly important.

    Keywords: Cardiology, diagnosis, Sarcopenia, Skeletal muscle mass, Cardiovascular Diseases

    Received: 24 Apr 2024; Accepted: 01 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Han, Zhang, Li and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Zhen Zhang, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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