Myosteatosis Is Associated With Frailty and Poor Physical Function in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Cohort Study
Myosteatosis is prevalent in patients referred for LT and is associated with impaired physical function. Using existing CTs to assess myosteatosis in practice may help identify physically compromised patients.
Authors
- Heidi E. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-6520)
- Yanyan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-7120)
- Aaron P. Thrift (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0084-5308)
- Graeme A. Macdonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-110X)
- Ingrid J. Hickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3205-9165)
- Hannah L. Mayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-653X)
- Melita Andelkovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-8381)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Transplantation
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70034
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98
Funders
- University of Queensland