Hepatology Highlights

Omar Y. Mousa, Harmeet Malhi, Nicholas Russo, Arun Jesudian, Joseph F. Pisa, Tasha B. Kulai, Jessica L. Maiers, Enis Kostallari, Nidhi Jalan‐Sakrikar, Zaid H. Tafesh, Brett E. Fortune, Lauren Yang, Daryl T.Y. Lau, Kavitha Nair, Joel Wedd – 27 June 2019

Sarcopenia in Chronic Liver Disease: Impact on Outcomes

Poh Hwa Ooi, Amber Hager, Vera C. Mazurak, Khaled Dajani, Ravi Bhargava, Susan M. Gilmour, Diana R. Mager – 26 June 2019 – Malnutrition is a common complication in patients with end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) awaiting liver transplantation (LT). Malnutrition and sarcopenia overlap in etiology and outcomes, with sarcopenia being defined as reduced skeletal muscle mass and muscle function.

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