Impact of Incident Heart Failure on Body Composition Over Time in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study Population [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
Incident HF in older adults was associated with disproportionate loss of lean mass, particularly among men. Prognostic implications are significant, with key sex-specific inferences on physical function, frailty, disability, and pharmacodynamics that all merit further investigation.

Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - September 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Forman, D. E., Santanasto, A. J., Boudreau, R., Harris, T., Kanaya, A. M., Satterfield, S., Simonsick, E. M., Butler, J., Kizer, J. R., Newman, A. B. Tags: Heart Failure Original Articles Source Type: research