In patients with decompensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia and frailty are prevalent. Although
several definitions exist for these terms, in the field of hepatology, sarcopenia has commonly …

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a frequent and serious complication of both chronic liver
disease and acute liver failure. HE manifests as a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric …

This is the first American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) practice
guidance on the management of malnutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia in patients with …

Sarcopenia (severe muscle depletion) is a prevalent muscle abnormality in patients with
cirrhosis that confers poor prognosis both pre-and post-liver transplantation. The …

Sarcopenia or skeletal muscle loss is a frequent, potentially reversible complication in
cirrhosis that adversely affects clinical outcomes. Hyperammonemia is a consistent …

Liver cancer is the second most occurring cancer worldwide and is one of the leading
causes of cancer-related deaths. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common …

The prevalence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia is significantly higher in patients with liver
disease than in those without liver disease and osteoporosis and sarcopenia negatively …

Myosteatosis, or pathological excess fat accumulation in muscle, has been widely defined
as a lower mean skeletal muscle radiodensity on computed tomography (CT). It is reported …

Sarcopenia is a severe condition common to various chronic diseases and it is reckoned as
a major health problem. It encompasses many different molecular mechanisms that have …

In the last few decades, the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, known as sarcopenia,
has significantly increased in prevalence, becoming a major global public health concern …