Sarcopenia: how to measure, when and why

AS Tagliafico, B Bignotti, L Torri, F Rossi - La radiologia medica, 2022 - Springer
Sarcopenia indicates a loss of skeletal muscle mass, a condition that leads to a decline in
physical performance. In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People …

Sarcopenia

AJ Cruz-Jentoft, AA Sayer - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder involving the
accelerated loss of muscle mass and function that is associated with increased adverse …

Imaging of sarcopenia: old evidence and new insights

D Albano, C Messina, J Vitale, LM Sconfienza - European radiology, 2020 - Springer
To date, sarcopenia is considered a patient-specific imaging biomarker able to predict
clinical outcomes. Several imaging modalities, including dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry …

Aging and imaging assessment of body composition: from fat to facts

F Ponti, A Santoro, D Mercatelli, C Gasperini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The aging process is characterized by the chronic inflammatory status called
“inflammaging”, which shares major molecular and cellular features with the metabolism …

Sarcopenia: imaging assessment and clinical application

V Chianca, D Albano, C Messina, S Gitto, G Ruffo… - Abdominal …, 2022 - Springer
Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized skeletal muscle disorder characterized by
reduction of muscle mass and strength. It is associated with increased adverse outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Recent issues on body composition imaging for sarcopenia evaluation

K Lee, Y Shin, J Huh, YS Sung, IS Lee… - Korean journal of …, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
Recently, sarcopenia has garnered renewed interest. Sarcopenia is a disease characterized
by decreased skeletal muscle mass and strength/function, which can impair the quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Body composition with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: from basics to new tools

C Messina, D Albano, S Gitto, L Tofanelli… - … imaging in medicine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in nowadays considered one of the most versatile
imaging techniques for the evaluation of metabolic bone disorders such as osteoporosis …

Lean mass abnormalities in heart failure: the role of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and cachexia

S Carbone, HE Billingsley… - Current problems in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of body composition in patients with heart failure (HF) has been receiving much
attention in the last few years. Particularly, reduced lean mass (LM), the best surrogate for …

[HTML][HTML] Relevance of nutritional assessment and treatment to counteract cardiac cachexia and sarcopenia in chronic heart failure

A Fernández-Pombo, G Rodríguez-Carnero, AI Castro… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Recent advances of magnetic nanomaterials in bone tissue repair

D Fan, Q Wang, T Zhu, H Wang, B Liu, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The magnetic field has been proven to enhance bone tissue repair by affecting cell
metabolic behavior. Magnetic nanoparticles are used as biomaterials due to their unique …