Muscle wasting is one of the main causes for exercise intolerance and ventilatory
inefficiency in patients with heart failure and a strong predictor of frailty and reduced survival …

According to these new pathophysiological insights, some strategies aiming to prevent or
revert congestive heart failure myopathy with pharmacological interventions blocking …

Muscle wasting and malnutrition are common complications in patients with advanced heart
failure (HF); however, both remain underdiagnosed and undertreated although they both …

Heart failure (HF) remains a major challenge in Western countries with up to 2% of the
population being affected. Co-morbidities have a huge impact on the clinical course and on …

Background Inadequate nutritional status has been linked to poor outcomes in patients with
heart failure (HF). Skeletal muscle wasting affects about 20% of ambulatory patients with HF …

Body wasting is a serious complication that affects a large proportion of patients with heart
failure. Muscle wasting, also known as sarcopenia, is the loss of muscle mass and strength …

Sarcopenia, the age‐related loss of muscle mass and function, is a growing concern as the
global population continues to age. It is associated with physical disability, decreased …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is frequently associated with the involuntary loss of body weight
and muscle wasting, which can determine the course of the disease and its prognosis. While …

Cardiac cachexia in congestive heart failure patients may be associated with a low level of
physical activity. A high systemic inflammatory state is another marker of cardiac cachexia …

The patients with heart failure (HF) often exhibit some degree of muscle wasting restricted to
the lower limbs. This loss of tissue may become more extensive in some patients, usually …