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ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2023

Phase Angle Is Associated With Handgrip Strength in Older Patients With Heart Failure.

Wataru Kawakami, Takuya Umehara, Yoshitaka Iwamoto, Makoto Takahashi, Nobuhisa Katayama

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Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wataru KawakamiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Kure Kyosai Hospital, Kure, Japan.
Takuya UmeharaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hiroshima International University, Higashihiroshima, Japan.
Yoshitaka IwamotoDepartment of Neuromechanics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Makoto TakahashiDepartment of Neuromechanics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Nobuhisa KatayamaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Kure Kyosai Hospital, Kure, Japan.
Hiroshima University · JPHiroshima International University · JPKure Kyosai Hospital · JP

Funding

Nakatomi Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the relationships between phase angle and muscle mass, strength, and physical function in patients with heart failure.

methodsThis study used a cross-sectional design. The analysis included 51 patients with heart failure. The Short Physical Performance Battery, one-leg standing time, handgrip strength, phase angle, and skeletal muscle index were measured. To identify explanatory variables of phase angle, hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed.

resultsHandgrip strength was found to be an explanatory variable of phase angle independent of age, sex, and body mass index. This model was able to explain 30.4% of the model variance for phase angle.

conclusionIn patients with heart failure, improving muscle strength rather than muscle mass or physical function might be more important for improving phase angle. Handgrip strength is an important outcome for improving prognosis in patients with heart failure.

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Cardiac rehabilitationElectric impedanceHand strengthHeart failure

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PMID36944350
PMCPMC10164521
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