TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of cachexia and fragility in the patient candidate for cardiac surgery
AU - Balistreri, Carmela Rita
AU - Foti, Maria Cristina
AU - Pisano, Calogera
AU - Nardi, Paolo
AU - Buioni, Dario
AU - Ferrante, Maria Sabrina
AU - Altieri, Claudia
AU - Polisano, Daniele
AU - Asta, Laura
AU - Trombetti, Daniele
AU - Bertoldo, Fabio
AU - Ruvolo, Giovanni
AU - Foti, Calogero
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Frailty is the major expression of accelerated aging and describes a decreased resistance to stressors, and consequently an increased vulnerability to additional diseases in elderly people. The vascular aging related to frail phenotype reflects the high susceptibility for cardiovascular diseases and negative postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery. Sarcopenia can be considered a biological substrate of physical frailty. Malnutrition and physical inactivity play a key role in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia. We searched on Medline (PubMed) and Scopus for relevant literature published over the last 10 years and analyzed the strong correlation between frailty, sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases in elderly patient. In our opinion, a right food intake and moderate intensity resistance exercise are mandatory in order to better prepare patients undergoing cardiac operation.
AB - Frailty is the major expression of accelerated aging and describes a decreased resistance to stressors, and consequently an increased vulnerability to additional diseases in elderly people. The vascular aging related to frail phenotype reflects the high susceptibility for cardiovascular diseases and negative postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery. Sarcopenia can be considered a biological substrate of physical frailty. Malnutrition and physical inactivity play a key role in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia. We searched on Medline (PubMed) and Scopus for relevant literature published over the last 10 years and analyzed the strong correlation between frailty, sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases in elderly patient. In our opinion, a right food intake and moderate intensity resistance exercise are mandatory in order to better prepare patients undergoing cardiac operation.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/488329
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7915488/pdf/nutrients-13-00517.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Nutrients
JF - Nutrients
SN - 2072-6643
ER -