Use of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Before Durable Device Implantation in Patients With Cardiac Cachexia: Case Series.
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DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001902
Abstract: Frailty and malnutrition in patients with heart failure are barriers to durable left ventricular assist device (D-LVAD) support and heart transplantation. Moreover, cachexia in patients with advanced heart failure carries a high mortality risk. There… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac cachexia; implantation; heart; assist device ... See more keywords
Cardiac cachexia causing extensive serous degeneration of bone marrow
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DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14795
Abstract: A 74-year-old emaciated housebound man was admitted with hypoglycaemia and hypothermia. He weighed 41 7 kg and his body mass index was 16 9 kg/m. Past medical history included triple vessel disease with New York… read more here.
Keywords: serous degeneration; extensive serous; cardiac cachexia; marrow ... See more keywords
Depression Predicts Cardiac Cachexia in Heart Failure Patients.
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DOI: 10.1177/10998004231163186
Abstract: BACKGROUND Cardiac cachexia (CC) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in persons with heart failure (HF). Compared to the biological underpinning of CC, little is known about the psychological factors. Thus, the overarching objective… read more here.
Keywords: heart failure; cardiac cachexia; depression; cachexia ... See more keywords
An exploration of the prevalence and experience of cardiac cachexia: protocol for a mixed methods cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0471-0
Abstract: BackgroundCachexia is a complex and multifactorial syndrome defined as severe weight loss and muscle wasting which frequently goes unrecognised in clinical practice [1]. It is a debilitating syndrome, resulting in patients experiencing decreased quality of… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; cachexia; prevalence; study ... See more keywords
Withaferin A attenuates ovarian cancer-induced cardiac cachexia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236680
Abstract: Cachexia is a common multifactorial syndrome in the advanced stages of cancer and accounts for approximately 20–30% of all cancer-related fatalities. In addition to the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, cancer results in impairments… read more here.
Keywords: cachexia; wfa; ovarian cancer; cardiac cachexia ... See more keywords