Preoperative visceral fat and muscle loss after cardiovascular surgery: A retrospective cohort study
Preoperative visceral fat area measured using computed tomography is a robust predictor of postoperative skeletal muscle loss. Visceral obesity, linked to heightened systemic inflammation, may accelerate muscle degradation through proinflammatory pathways.
Authors
- Shinya Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3554-1099)
- Hiroyuki Miyoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-0714)
- Akira Tamaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-9380)
- Yasuko Gotake
- Masamichi Matsumori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-7994)
- K. Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9179-4720)
- Keita Murakawa
- Motoaki Ohnaka
- Ryota Matsuzawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4165-7626)
- Ryohei Mineo
- Hideo Kawakami
Institutions
- Sumitomo Hospital (JP)
- Kobe University (JP)
- Hyogo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.70039
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00