Decreased Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass is Associated with Poor Outcomes after ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Ryosuke Sato, Eiichi Akiyama, Masaaki Konishi, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Chika Kawashima, Yuichiro Kimura, Kozo Okada, Nobuhiko Maejima, Noriaki Iwahashi, Kiyoshi Hibi, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina, Stephan von Haehling, Stefan D. Anker, Kouichi Tamura, Kazuo Kimura
Abstract
AIM: The importance of sarcopenia in cardiovascular diseases has been recently demonstrated. This study aims to examine whether skeletal muscle mass (SMM), an important component of sarcopenia, is associated with an increased risk of poor outcome in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS: for women). All patients were followed up for the primary composite outcome of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, hospitalization for congestive heart failure, and unplanned revascularization. RESULTS: , which was close to its first quartile value. CONCLUSIONS: Low ASMI is independently associated with poor outcome in patients with STEMI.