The term sarcopenia was first introduced in 1988 by Irwin Rosenberg to define a condition of
muscle loss that occurs in the elderly. Since then, a broader definition comprising not only …

Anabolic resistance is defined by a blunted stimulation of muscle protein synthesis rates
(MPS) to common anabolic stimuli in skeletal muscle tissue such as dietary protein and …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for patients receiving hemodialysis.
Since exercise mitigates many risk factors which drive cardiovascular disease for these …

There is increasing evidence showing the health benefits of physical activity, such as better
survival and possibly even a slower decline in kidney function, in people with chronic kidney …

Nearly 500 000 individuals are treated with maintenance hemodialysis for kidney failure in
the United States, and roughly half will die of cardiovascular causes. Hypertension, an …

Introduction Whether clinically implementable exercise interventions in people receiving
hemodialysis (HD) therapy improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains unknown …

Studies continue to demonstrate wide-ranging benefits of exercise across CKD; however,
implementation of exercise remains scarce. Future research needs include evaluating the …

This systematic review and meta-analysis provides a synthesis of the available evidence for
the effects of interventions on outcome measures associated with sarcopenia in end-stage …

Background: Physical inactivity is prevalent and linked with a variety of unfavorable clinical
outcomes in hemodialysis patients. To increase physical activity (PA) and improve quality of …

For several decades, well-intentioned researchers and clinicians from across the globe have
been conducting clinical trials or implementing exercise programs in hemodialysis (HD) …