Body wasting is a serious complication that affects a large proportion of patients with heart
failure. Muscle wasting, also known as sarcopenia, is the loss of muscle mass and strength …

A significant body of evidence supports the protective role of exercise training (ET) in
cardiovascular diseases, skeletal muscle dystrophies, several types of cancer, Alzheimer …

Exercise capacity is lowered in patients with heart failure, which limits their daily activities
and also reduces their quality of life. Furthermore, lowered exercise capacity has been well …

Heart failure—either with reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFrEF/HFpEF)—is a
clinical syndrome of multifactorial and gender-dependent aetiology, indicating the …

Heart failure represents a systemic disease with profound effects on multiple peripheral
tissues including skeletal muscle. Within the context of heart failure, perturbations in skeletal …

Background Inflammation and skeletal muscle wasting often coexist in elderly populations,
but few studies have examined their relationship in elderly heart failure (HF) patients. This …

Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass and strength, and it occurs in many diseases,
such as cancer, AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), congestive heart failure …

Skeletal muscle atrophy due to excessive protein degradation is the main cause for muscle
dysfunction, fatigue, and weakening of athletic ability. Endurance exercise is effective to …

Abstract Purpose of Review Heart failure (HF) is a structural or functional cardiac
abnormality which leads to failure of the heart to deliver oxygen commensurately with the …

Cardiac cachexia is a muscle wasting process that often develops in those with chronic
heart failure resulting in weight loss, low levels of physical activity, reduced quality of life …