Splenic and portal venous flow associated with frailty and sarcopenia in older outpatients with cardiovascular disease.

Journal: BMC geriatrics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Older patients with cardiovascular disease often experience frailty and sarcopenia. We evaluated whether a reduced blood flow in the splenic and portal vein is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in older patients with cardiovascular disease.

Authors

  • Joji Ishikawa
    Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan. joji_ishikawa@tmghig.jp.
  • Shutaro Futami
    Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
  • Ayumi Toba
    Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
  • Aya Yamamoto
    Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
  • Keisho Kobayashi
    Department of Laboratory Testing, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kana Takani
    Department of Laboratory Testing, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Hideko Ono
    Department of Laboratory Testing, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Teppei Maeda
    Department of Laboratory Testing, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Masuyo Kawano
    Department of Laboratory Testing, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Masaru Kiyomizu
    Department of Laboratory Testing, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yoshiaki Tamura
    Department of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Atsushi Araki
    Department of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Hideaki Mori
    Department of Medical Education, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kazumasa Harada
    Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.