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- Title
Preimplant myopenia and clinical outcomes among patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- Authors
Mirzai, Saeid; Volk, Maximilian C.; Persits, Ian; Sarnaik, Kunaal S.; Moennich, Laurie Ann; Chen, Po-Hao; Rickard, John; Tang, W. H. Wilson
- Abstract
This document is a letter published in the Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. The letter discusses the relationship between myopenia (loss of skeletal muscle mass) and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospective study and found that patients with myopenia did not have significantly different outcomes compared to those without myopenia. The study suggests that CRT may help improve muscle wasting associated with heart failure. However, the findings are limited by potential selection bias and the lack of certain pre-implantation measurements. Further research is needed to determine if improving muscle mass optimizes CRT outcomes.
- Subjects
BODY composition; HEALTH status indicators; MUSCLE mass; LOGISTIC regression analysis; THORACIC vertebrae; CARDIAC pacing
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2024, Vol 67, Issue 6, p1323
- ISSN
1383-875X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10840-024-01780-4