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Sarcopenia: origins and clinical relevance.
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It is hoped that the advances in the understanding of the etiology and treatment of sarcopenia will further contribute to placing this diagnosis and treatment at a higher priority in the management of older persons and prevention of disability.About:
This article is published in Clinics in Geriatric Medicine.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 639 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sarcopenia.read more
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Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis Report of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft,Jean-Pierre Baeyens,Jürgen M. Bauer,Yves Boirie,Tommy Cederholm,Francesco Landi,Finbarr C. Martin,Jean-Pierre Michel,Yves Rolland,Stéphane M. Schneider,Eva Topinkova,Maurits Vandewoude,Mauro Zamboni +12 more
TL;DR: The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) developed a practical clinical definition and consensus diagnostic criteria for age-related sarcopenia as discussed by the authors.
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Sarcopenia: an undiagnosed condition in older adults. Current consensus definition: prevalence, etiology, and consequences. International working group on sarcopenia.
Roger A. Fielding,Bruno Vellas,William J. Evans,Shalender Bhasin,John E. Morley,Anne B. Newman,Gabor Abellan van Kan,Sandrine Andrieu,Juergen M. Bauer,Denis Breuille,Tommy Cederholm,Julie Chandler,Capucine De Meynard,Lorenzo M. Donini,Tamara B. Harris,Aimo Kannt,Florence Keime Guibert,Graziano Onder,Dimitris Papanicolaou,Yves Rolland,Daniel Rooks,Cornel C. Sieber,Elisabeth Souhami,Sjors Verlaan,Mauro Zamboni +24 more
TL;DR: Sarcopenia should be considered in all older patients who present with observed declines in physical function, strength, or overall health, and patients who meet these criteria should further undergo body composition assessment using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry with sarcopenia being defined using currently validated definitions.
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Sarcopenia With Limited Mobility: An International Consensus
John E. Morley,Angela Marie Abbatecola,Josep M. Argilés,Vickie E. Baracos,Juergen M. Bauer,Shalender Bhasin,Tommy Cederholm,Andrew J.S. Coats,Steven R. Cummings,William J. Evans,Kenneth C. H. Fearon,Luigi Ferrucci,Roger A. Fielding,Jack M. Guralnik,Tamara B. Harris,Akio Inui,Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh,Bridget Anne Kirwan,Giovanni Mantovani,Maurizio Muscaritoli,Anne B. Newman,Filippo Rossi-Fanelli,Giuseppe M.C. Rosano,Ronenn Roubenoff,Morris Schambelan,Gerald H. Sokol,Thomas W. Storer,Bruno Vellas,Stephan von Haehling,Shing Shing Yeh,Stefan D. Anker +30 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that "Sarcopenia, ie, reduced muscle mass, with limited mobility" should be considered an important clinical entity and that most older persons should be screened for this condition.
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Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty.
Jamie S. McPhee,David P. French,Dean A. Jackson,James Nazroo,Neil Pendleton,Hans Degens,Hans Degens +6 more
TL;DR: The physiological rationale for physical activity, risks of adverse events, societal and psychological factors are discussed with a view to inform public health initiatives for the relatively healthy older person as well as those with physical frailty.
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An overview of sarcopenia: facts and numbers on prevalence and clinical impact
TL;DR: Treatment of sarcopenia remains challenging, but promising results have been obtained using progressive resistance training, testosterone, estrogens, growth hormone, vitamin D, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
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Sarcopenia: an undiagnosed condition in older adults. Current consensus definition: prevalence, etiology, and consequences. International working group on sarcopenia.
Roger A. Fielding,Bruno Vellas,William J. Evans,Shalender Bhasin,John E. Morley,Anne B. Newman,Gabor Abellan van Kan,Sandrine Andrieu,Juergen M. Bauer,Denis Breuille,Tommy Cederholm,Julie Chandler,Capucine De Meynard,Lorenzo M. Donini,Tamara B. Harris,Aimo Kannt,Florence Keime Guibert,Graziano Onder,Dimitris Papanicolaou,Yves Rolland,Daniel Rooks,Cornel C. Sieber,Elisabeth Souhami,Sjors Verlaan,Mauro Zamboni +24 more
TL;DR: Sarcopenia should be considered in all older patients who present with observed declines in physical function, strength, or overall health, and patients who meet these criteria should further undergo body composition assessment using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry with sarcopenia being defined using currently validated definitions.
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