Psoas Muscle Index Predicts Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation
PMI-defined sarcopenia was associated with early postoperative mortality among LVAD recipients, though not with overall or long-term mortality.
Authors
- Steven Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9673-6260)
- Paulomi Gohel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-1192)
- Moiz Nasir
- Eman Hamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-0310)
- William Stallings
- Sakshi Gandhi
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Maryland Medical Center (US)
- Temple University Hospital (US)
- University of Virginia Medical Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Muscles
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles4030041
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00