Objective: To describe and critique tools used to assess frailty in vascular surgery patients,
and investigate its associations with patient factors and outcomes. Background: Increasing …

Background There is growing interest in the association of CT-assessed sarcopenia with
adverse outcomes in non-oncological settings. Purpose The aim of this systematic review is …

Background Sarcopenia is associated with multiple adverse outcomes. Traditional methods
to determine low muscle mass for the diagnosis of sarcopenia are mainly based on dual …

Sarcopenia affects the swallowing and chewing muscles, such as the masseter muscle.
However, the significance of masseter muscle loss in pneumonia remains unclear. We …

Background Brain atrophy is associated with an inferior functional outcome in patients
undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that …

Background and Purpose: The net benefit of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is determined
partly by the risk of procedural stroke or death. Current guidelines recommend CEA if 30-day …

Low muscle mass is associated with adverse outcomes after surgery. This study examined
whether facial muscles, such as the masseter muscle, could be used as a proxy for …

Introduction Occlusal overload is considered to be one of the causes of late implant failure.
However, it is unclear whether the magnitude of the patient's occlusal force is a risk factor for …

Background Patients with head and neck cancer are at increased risk of developing low
skeletal muscle mass (SMM), which is associated with adverse treatment outcomes and …

Background Masseter area (MA), a surrogate for sarcopenia, appears to be useful when
estimating postoperative survival, but there is lack of consensus regarding the potential …