Incidence and impact of cardiac cachexia in valvular surgery

• Main Authors: Tepsuwan T., Schuarattanapong S., Woragidpoonpol S., Kulthawong S., Chaiyasri A., Nawarawong W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77449096839&partnerID=40&md5=d142034a810d24ba7f4350a5e4f56a25; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20026539; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2747
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Cardiac cachexia is a wasting feature of advanced heart failure, which is due to several etiologies and associated with a poor prognosis. This study assessed the incidence and impact of cardiac cachexia retrospectively in 353 patients who underwent valve surgery from June 2005 to June 2006. Using 80...