In patients with decompensated cirrhosis, sarcopenia and frailty are prevalent. Although
several definitions exist for these terms, in the field of hepatology, sarcopenia has commonly …

A frequent complication in liver cirrhosis is malnutrition, which is associated with the
progression of liver failure, and with a higher rate of complications including infections …

Sarcopenia (severe muscle depletion) is a prevalent muscle abnormality in patients with
cirrhosis that confers poor prognosis both pre-and post-liver transplantation. The …

Sarcopenia or loss of skeletal muscle mass is the major component of malnutrition and is a
frequent complication in cirrhosis that adversely affects clinical outcomes. These include …

Background and aims Obesity is frequently associated with cirrhosis, and cirrhotic patients
may develop simultaneous loss of skeletal muscle and gain of adipose tissue, culminating in …

Background Malnutrition/sarcopenia and frailty are common in patients with cirrhosis and
are associated with poor outcomes. Aim To provide an overview of data on the importance …

Skeletal muscle adapts its mass as consequence of physical activity, metabolism and
hormones. Catabolic conditions or inactivity induce signaling pathways that regulate the …

Muscle depletion or sarcopenia is associated with increased mortality in patients with
cirrhosis; how it affects mortality after liver transplantation requires further study. In this study …

Ammonia is diffused and transported across all plasma membranes. This entails that
hyperammonemia leads to an increase in ammonia in all organs and tissues. It is known that …

Sarcopenia or skeletal muscle loss is a frequent, potentially reversible complication in
cirrhosis that adversely affects clinical outcomes. Hyperammonemia is a consistent …