ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2023
Sarcopenia Predicts Outcomes After Lung Transplantation in Older Lung Transplant Candidates.
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- Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Sarcopenia and Malnutrition in Lung Transplant Recipients Using EWGSOP2 and GLIM Criteria.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Early post-lung transplant weight gain is associated with increased long-term recipient survival.JTCVS open · 2026Article
- T cell immune senescence is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in lung transplant candidates.JHLT open · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: As lung transplantation (LT) expands to older recipients, objective approaches to evaluate the aging are needed to optimize posttransplantation outcomes. Frailty assessment and sarcopenia have shown promise as tools for predicting clinical outcomes. Methods: Patients older than 55 years undergoing evaluation for LT were enrolled in an institutional review board-approved study. Sarcopenia was measured on pretransplantation chest computed tomography images, measuring cross-sectional area and average attenuation of the pectoralis major muscle at 1 slice above the aortic arch. Frailty was measured using the Fried frailty phenotype (FFP) and Short Performance Physical Battery (SPPB). Results: The study evaluated 84 patients with results of computed tomography of the chest available for review; 63% were classified as frail or prefrail by SPPB and 53% were frail by FFP. Sex-corrected sarcopenia was associated with frailty by FFP ( Conclusions: A multifaceted approach to the evaluation of older patients can improve risk stratification, optimizing organ allocation to improve LT outcomes.
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