Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis

Abstract Objective Sarcopenia is a common complication in elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). This study aims to analyse and explore the occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with CHD and its associations with short-term prognosis. Methods A total of 318 elderly patients with...

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Main Authors: Hongfang Li, Fangfang Ma, Yite Li, Hongying Li, Jiancheng Huang
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Published: BMC 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04468-9
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Fangfang Ma
Yite Li
Hongying Li
Jiancheng Huang
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Fangfang Ma
Yite Li
Hongying Li
Jiancheng Huang
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description Abstract Objective Sarcopenia is a common complication in elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). This study aims to analyse and explore the occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with CHD and its associations with short-term prognosis. Methods A total of 318 elderly patients with CHD were enrolled between March 2020 and March 2022. Sarcopenia was assessed at admission using grip strength and gait speed; subsequently, clinical data, cardiac function indicators, adverse events and mortality were compared between the two groups to explore the associations of sarcopenia with the short-term prognosis of elderly patients with CHD. Results Among the 318 elderly patients with CHD included in this study, 69 developed sarcopenia, with an incidence rate of 21.70%. The sarcopenia group showed lower cardiac output and left ventricular ejection fraction levels than the non-sarcopenia group, while higher left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, interventricular septum thickness and left ventricular posterior wall thickness levels were greater than in the non-sarcopenia group, with p < 0.05. The sarcopenia group had higher rates of unconventional medical visits and major adverse cardiac and cerebral events compared with the non-sarcopenia group, with p < 0.05. The mortality rate in the sarcopenia group was higher than in the non-sarcopenia group, with p < 0.05. Conclusion Sarcopenia is significantly associated with the short-term prognosis of elderly coronary heart disease patients, indicating the need for preventive strategies to improve clinical outcomes and extend survival.
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spelling doaj-art-5f2b791aa7264802a204ced18b29e5e42025-01-19T12:09:27ZengBMCBMC Cardiovascular Disorders1471-22612025-01-012511910.1186/s12872-024-04468-9Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosisHongfang Li0Fangfang Ma1Yite Li2Hongying Li3Jiancheng Huang4Department of cardiac surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityHebei Medical UniversityDepartment of cardiac surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityDepartment of cardiac surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityAbstract Objective Sarcopenia is a common complication in elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). This study aims to analyse and explore the occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with CHD and its associations with short-term prognosis. Methods A total of 318 elderly patients with CHD were enrolled between March 2020 and March 2022. Sarcopenia was assessed at admission using grip strength and gait speed; subsequently, clinical data, cardiac function indicators, adverse events and mortality were compared between the two groups to explore the associations of sarcopenia with the short-term prognosis of elderly patients with CHD. Results Among the 318 elderly patients with CHD included in this study, 69 developed sarcopenia, with an incidence rate of 21.70%. The sarcopenia group showed lower cardiac output and left ventricular ejection fraction levels than the non-sarcopenia group, while higher left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, interventricular septum thickness and left ventricular posterior wall thickness levels were greater than in the non-sarcopenia group, with p < 0.05. The sarcopenia group had higher rates of unconventional medical visits and major adverse cardiac and cerebral events compared with the non-sarcopenia group, with p < 0.05. The mortality rate in the sarcopenia group was higher than in the non-sarcopenia group, with p < 0.05. Conclusion Sarcopenia is significantly associated with the short-term prognosis of elderly coronary heart disease patients, indicating the need for preventive strategies to improve clinical outcomes and extend survival.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04468-9ElderlyCoronary heart diseaseSarcopeniaOccurrenceShort-term prognosis
spellingShingle Hongfang Li
Fangfang Ma
Yite Li
Hongying Li
Jiancheng Huang
Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Elderly
Coronary heart disease
Sarcopenia
Occurrence
Short-term prognosis
title Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis
title_full Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis
title_fullStr Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis
title_short Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis
title_sort occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short term prognosis
topic Elderly
Coronary heart disease
Sarcopenia
Occurrence
Short-term prognosis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04468-9
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