To estimate the risk of all‐cause mortality and hospitalization in frail patients with chronic
heart failure (HF), a systematic search and meta‐analysis was carried out to identify all …

Objective Pancreatitis often represents a continuous inflammatory process, from the first
episode of acute pancreatitis (FAP) to recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) to chronic …

Background This single‐center, the retrospective study evaluates the impact of preoperative
serum prealbumin levels on outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) …

Background: Sarcopenia is characterized by progressive loss of skeletal muscle and has
frequently been associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with advanced heart …

OBJECTIVES Although skeletal muscle quantity is linked to surgical outcomes, quality
remains unexamined. In this study, we evaluated whether skeletal muscle quality and …

Background Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and function. Our aim is to
evaluate the degree of sarcopenia by measuring the patients on the waiting list for liver …

As the age of transplant and MCSD candidates and recipients continues to increase, it is
important for providers to recognize the potential impact of aging-associated immune …

The recognition and implementation of personalized internal medicine is of the utmost
importance for physicians, nurses, dieticians and other healthcare professionals engaged in …