Effect of sarcopenia on mortality in acute stroke patients receiving endovascular treatment
Muhammed Said Beşler,
Nurdan Çay,
Bige Sayın
Abstract:Background To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by anterior circulation large artery occlusion who underwent endovascular treatment. Methods Acute ischemic stroke patients (n = 194) treated with mechanical thrombectomy who underwent chest computed tomography between 2019 and 2022 (median age, 69 [interquartile range: 61–77], 95 females, 99 males) were evaluated retrospectively. The cross-sectional area and density of the pectoralis muscle [pectorali… Show more
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