J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Sep 30. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70766. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Among older patients hospitalized for heart failure, height-indexed appendicular skeletal muscle mass, but not BMI-indexed appendicular skeletal muscle mass, was associated with higher 2-year mortality. Height-indexed ASMM may therefore be the more clinically useful marker for post-discharge risk stratification.
PMID:42816755 | DOI:10.1111/jgs.70766