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Association between serum GDF-15, myostatin, and sarcopenia in cardiovascular surgery patients

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2022

Year

Riichi Nishikawa, Taira Fukuda, Akiko Haruyama, Ikuko Shibasaki, Suomi Yamaguchi, Takuo Arikawa, Syotaro Obi, Hirohisa Amano, Hiroshi Yagi, Masashi Sakuma,
IJC Heart & Vasculature

Abstract

GDF-15 and myostatin are associated with skeletal muscle volume in patients receiving cardiovascular surgery, but these associations are different. The sarcopenia index calculated from GDF-15 and myostatin levels may be a biomarker of sarcopenia.

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