Sarcopenia: An unrecognized, but important factor for adults with congenital heart disease

Sarcopenia was initially defined as a loss of skeletal muscle of the limbs two standard deviations below the mean of a healthy young reference group [ [1] Springer J. Springer J.I. Anker S.D. Muscle wasting and sarcopenia in heart failure and beyond: update 2017. ESC Heart Fail. 2017; 4: 492-498 Crossref PubMed Scopus (137) Google Scholar ]. Current evidence suggests, that it is not limited to this finding, but is also associated with a loss of...