Sarcopenia in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
CTEPH patients with sarcopenia have worse baseline functional class and hemodynamics. For those with sarcopenia requiring surgery, there is longer ICU and total hospitalization stays, but they achieve significant functional improvements and hemodynamics comparable to that of non-sarcopenic patients. Hence, the risk of longer perioperative hospitalization days is justified by the longer-term benefit of hemodynamic improvement. The use of PMI as part of routine pre-operative assessments could improve clinical decision-making in CTEPH patients undergoing surgical or medical intervention.
Authors
- Paul R. Forfia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0547-9789)
- Steven Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9673-6260)
- Anjali Vaidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-4112)
- Hollie Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-1108)
- Vladimir Lakhter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2813-8437)
- Riyaz Bashir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3959-3566)
- Estefanía Oliveros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1780-1982)
- Jillian Hall
- Ahmed Sadek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6895-4853)
Institutions
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- New York Hospital Queens (US)
- Pittsburg State University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd12050162
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33