Prevalence, characteristics, and prognostic associations of sarcopenia in older adults with heart failure
Older patients with HF have a high rate of sarcopenia, and sarcopenia, as defined by the AWGS 2025 criteria, is associated with an increased mortality risk.
Authors
- Koki Kawamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-1951)
- Hitoshi Kagaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9472-0081)
- Takahiro Kamihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-4170)
- Shunya Tanioku
- Kakeru Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-0711)
- Ikue UEDA
- Atsuya Shimizu
- Hidenori Arai
- Akihiro Hirashiki
- Shigeharu Yamazaki
Institutions
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Geriatric Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-026-01434-w
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology