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Preoperative sarcopenia is associated with late mortality after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Homare Okamura, Naoyuki Kimura, Makiko Mieno, Koichi Yuri, Atsushi Yamaguchi

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2020

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Summary

Preoperative sarcopenia (assessed by psoas muscle area index) was associated with late mortality after CABG and effectively predicts postoperative prognosis.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1093/ejcts/ezz378
Catalogue ID
SNmohbaw4a-p7usy4
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