SKELETAL-MUSCLE ATROPHY AND PEAK OXYGEN-CONSUMPTION IN HEART-FAILURE

Authors
TOTH MJ GOTTLIEB SS FISHER ML POEHLMAN ET
Citation
Mj. Toth et al., SKELETAL-MUSCLE ATROPHY AND PEAK OXYGEN-CONSUMPTION IN HEART-FAILURE, The American journal of cardiology, 79(9), 1997, pp. 1267
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:9<1267:SAAPOI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We measured skeletal muscle mass and peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in 13 cachectic heart failure patients, 14 noncachectic patients, and in 52 healthy controls to examine skeletal muscle atrophy and its relatio n to low peak VO2 in heart failure patients. Our results show that ske letal muscle atrophy is associated with prior weight loss and is relat ed to low peak VO, in heart failure patients.