Definition of sarcopenia in chronic liver disease

SW Son, DS Song, UI Chang, JM Yang - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia, which is characterized by decline in muscle mass, muscle strength, and
physical performance, is common in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and is …

Palliative care for patients with end-stage liver disease

CA Philips, CK Kedarisetty - Journal of Clinical and Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
End-stage liver disease (ESLD) is the culmination of progression of chronic liver disease to
cirrhosis, decompensation, and chronic liver failure, featuring portal hypertension or …

The effects of 12-week beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate supplementation in patients with liver cirrhosis: results from a randomized controlled single-blind pilot study

B Lattanzi, A Bruni, S Di Cola, A Molfino, A De Santis… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and Aim: Sarcopenia is considered an important risk factor for morbidity and
mortality in liver cirrhosis. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) has the potential to …

Hospital frailty risk score is independently associated with mortality and encephalopathy in hospitalized patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

D Ramai, KP Dang-Ho, A Kewalramani, P Bandaru… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Frailty represents a state of vulnerability to multiple internal physiologic factors, as well as
external pressures, and has been associated with clinical outcomes. We aim to understand …

Ageing with Interstitial lung disease: preserving health and well being

LA Saketkoo, ON Obi, KC Patterson… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The present review stresses goals of preventing frailty in ILD and preserving general health
and well being of people living with ILD of any age, from time of diagnosis and as they age …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional optimization in liver transplant patients: from the pre-transplant setting to post-transplant outcome

FM Trovato, F Artru - Acta Gastro Enterologica Belgica, 2023 - ageb.be
Background and study aims: malnutrition and its clinical phenotypes, sarcopenia, and frailty,
are prevalent conditions that affect patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation. The …

Advanced liver fibrosis is associated with decreased gait speed in older patients with chronic liver disease

K Fudeyasu, K Ushio, T Nomura, T Kawae, D Iwaki… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigated whether the progression of liver fibrosis affects the prevalence of
sarcopenia and incidence of decreased gait speed in older patients with chronic liver …

[PDF][PDF] Причины и варианты профилактики саркопении у детей

АН Завьялова, АИ Хавкин… - Российский вестник …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Саркопения—состояние прогрессирующей потери мышечной массы, наиболее
изучена у пациентов старческого возраста. Описывают саркопению у детей с …

Accumulating awareness on the clinical significance and relevance of frailty in cirrhosis: Time to dig deeper into mechanistic basis!

Y Deng, Y Hui, B Cui, W Xie, C Sun - Liver International, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Frailty corresponds to an emerging construct in the hepatology which is originally introduced
as a validated geriatric syndrome regarding increased vulnerability to pathophysiological …

Frailty and transplant-free survival of patients with liver cirrhosis: A meta-analysis

C Yuan, W Li, J Liu, J Li - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Frailty is a common condition among patients with liver cirrhosis. Nonetheless,
its role in predicting liver transplant-free survival (TFS) remains unclear. Aim This systematic …