Cardiovascular Imaging-Derived Skeletal Muscle Mass Correlates With Fitness and Survival in Patients With Univentricular Circulation.

Vojtěch Illinger, Kryštof Slabý, Vojtěch Suchánek, Jiří Radvanský

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Augmenting Venous Return in Fontan Circulation: The Role of the Skeletal Muscle Pump and Implications for Mechanical Compression Devices-A Review of the Literature.Pediatric cardiology · 2026
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Vojtěch IllingerDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, CZE.

Kryštof SlabýDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, CZE.

Vojtěch SuchánekDepartment of Imaging Methods, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, CZE.

Jiří RadvanskýDepartment of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, CZE.

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Aims This study aims to retrospectively quantify skeletal muscle mass from cardiovascular imaging studies in total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) patients and to correlate calculated muscle mass with clinical outcomes. Materials and methods Ninety-one TCPC patients at a mean age of 24.0 ±5.5 years (37 women; 40.7%) who underwent chest computed tomography (CT) or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as part of their follow-up were identified in a single-center database. The cross-sectional skeletal muscle index (SMI) at the Th4 and Th12 levels was calculated from CT images, and the dorsal skeletal muscle area (SMA) at the Th12 level was measured from an MRI. Results Calculated SMI at Th12 level was 38.0 (34.5; 42.0) cm

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computed tomographyexercise intolerancemagnetic resonance imagingmortalitysarcopeniaskeletal cross-sectional areathoracic muscle masstotal cavopulmonary connection

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PMID38623109

DOI10.7759/cureus.56276

PMCPMC11018008

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