Background. There is a raising awareness that heart failure (HF) is a highly heterogeneous,
multiorgan syndrome with an increasing global prevalence and still poor prognosis. The …

Low spot urinary creatinine concentration (SUCR) is a marker of muscle wasting and clinical
outcome. The risk factors for low SUCR in heart failure (HF) remain poorly understood. We …

Background: Low 24-h urinary excretion of creatinine in patients with heart failure (HF) is
believed to reflect muscle wasting and is associated with a poor prognosis. Recently, spot …

Background Muscle wasting and unintentional weight loss (cachexia) have been associated
with worse outcomes in heart failure (HF), but timely identification of these adverse …

Aims In chronic heart failure (CHF), low body mass as a reflection of low muscle mass has
been associated with poor outcome. Urinary creatinine excretion rate (CER) is an …

Objectives This study aimed to identify patient characteristics associated with low urinary
creatinine in morning spot urine and investigate its association with clinical outcome …

Abstract Background and Aims Sarcopenia is common in CKD and associates with morbidity
and mortality. A rapid and standardized MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan protocol …

Background Muscle wasting, that is, reduction in muscle mass, is frequently observed in
patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods We …

Background Worsening renal function is associated with an adverse prognosis for patients
with acute heart failure (AHF). Urea–creatinine ratio (U: Cr ratio) might be useful for …

Obesity is an epidemic, with an ever-increasing proportion of the population at the upper
end of the continuum of underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese, and severely …