Thoracic sarcopenia measured by Hounsfield unit average calculation predicts morbidity and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting
In patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery, sarcopenia was associated with increased short-term mortality, mid-term mortality and morbidity. The measurement of erector spinae myosteatosis could be an easy and useful parameter in preoperative risk assessment.
Authors
- Wolfgang Hitzl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7696-1479)
- Andreas Winkler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-9671)
- Stefan Hecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2405-2350)
- Andreas Vötsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6841-4208)
- Roman Gottardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-3655)
- Philipp Krombholz-Reindl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3608-6015)
- Rainald Seitelberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1514-7190)
- Christiana Schernthaner
Institutions
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae303
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63