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ArticleClinical transplantation2025

Decrease in Psoas Muscle Mass and Density Following Liver Transplantation Is Greatest in Patients With the Highest Muscle Quantity and Density Pre-Transplant.

Michael G Megaly, William C Miller, Jessica Thul, Peter Gullickson, Abraham J Matar, Michael Dryden, Matthew Wright, David Mathews, Jessica Fisher, Heidi Sarumi and 3 more

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Article in Clinical transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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13 authors.

Michael G MegalyDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1198-6610
William C MillerDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5984-190X
Jessica ThulMHealth Fairview, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Peter GullicksonDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Abraham J MatarDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7351-7674
Michael DrydenDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Matthew WrightDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
David MathewsDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Jessica FisherDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8857-425X
Heidi SarumiDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Levi TeigenDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Scott LunosBiostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Timothy L PruettDivision of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Funding

University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UMN CTSI)UM1TR004405 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Bruce R Blazar, Damien A Fair · 2023 to 2026
$30.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004405NIH HHS UM1TR004405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia is a known predictor of morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation (LT); it has been assessed with computed tomography (CT) derived Psoas Area Index (PAI) and mean Hounsfield units (mHU). While literature is abundant regarding the adverse outcomes of liver transplant in sarcopenic patients, a paucity of data exists describing the change in psoas muscle area and density from pre- to post-liver transplant. One hundred and four adult liver transplant recipients had pre- and post-transplant CT scans analyzed with respect to PAI and mHU. Mean PAI pre-transplant was 7.94 and 6.99 cm

Indexed as

Liver TransplantationPostoperative ComplicationsPsoas MusclesSarcopeniaAdultAgedBody CompositionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray Computedliver transplantationnutritionpsoas muscle area index: mean Hounsfield units, sarcopenia

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PMID41396017
PMCPMC12704402

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