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ArticleCurrent cardiovascular risk reports2013

New Approaches to Treating Cardiac Cachexia in the Older Patient.

Gohar Azhar, Jeanne Y Wei

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Article in Current cardiovascular risk reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Cardiac Cachexia: Perspectives for Prevention and Treatment.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2017
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  13. Sarcopenia in heart failure: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gohar AzharReynolds Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VISN 16, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Jeanne Y WeiReynolds Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VISN 16, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

RESOURCE CORE 3: ANALYTICAL COREP30AG028718 · NIA · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI WEI, JEANNE Y · 2011 to 2015
$5.1M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028718
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, accounting for more hospitalizations than any other condition. Advanced stages of congestive heart failure can be associated with serious complications such as cardiac cachexia (defined here as unintentional weight loss of more than 6% in 6 months). Cardiac cachexia and the associated progressive weight loss are sometimes overlooked by older patients, their families and care providers. A delay in the diagnosis can result in further loss of vital organ tissue, progressive weakness, fall-related injuries and even long-term care institutionalization and/or death. During the past several years, researchers have begun to broaden their understanding of this common, morbid and often fatal condition, and these findings will help to characterize the features that assist in its diagnosis, minimize its exacerbation, delay the progressive decline, and educate clinicians about the potential management options.

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catabolic statecongestive heart failurecytokinesdeclineinflammationmuscle wastingsarcopeniaweaknessweight loss

Identifiers

PMID24489977
PMCPMC3904377
OpenAlexW2016846804

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