| Exercise capacity and muscle strength in patients with cirrhosis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22139897 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Exercise capacity and muscular strength are predictors of outcome in a number of clinical populations. Advanced liver disease is a catabolic state and patients often have muscle wasting. However, the relationships between exercise capacity, strength and outcomes in patients undergoing liver transplantation are poorly understood. Thirteen studies have examined the association between these parameters in cirrhotic patients. These have found a significant reduction in exercise capacity and muscle strength in patients with cirrhosis compared to healthy controls. These impairments appear independent of the etiology of cirrhosis, while the data are equivocal in regards to their association with disease severity. Two studies reported a significant and independent association between pre-transplant exercise capacity and post-transplant survival. A further two studies found that exercise training was well-tolerated in patients with cirrhosis, resulting in improvements in exercise capacity in both studies and muscle mass in one. These data are provocative, suggesting that measuring and improving exercise capacity and muscular strength in cirrhotic patients awaiting liver transplantation has the potential to improve outcomes. © 2011 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Jacqueline C Jones; Jeff S Coombes; Graeme A Macdonald |
Related Documents
:
|
21311347 - Effect of different rest intervals after whole-body vibration on vertical jump performa... 21425887 - Fluid replacement requirements for child athletes. 6657627 - Computer technology to evaluate body composition, nutrition, and exercise. 21940307 - Rehabilitation exercise on the quality of life in anal sphincter-preserving surgery. 1447067 - A second postcooling afterdrop: more evidence for a convective mechanism. 21071597 - Signals mediating skeletal muscle remodeling by resistance exercise: pi3-kinase indepen... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-5 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society Volume: - ISSN: 1527-6473 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-12-5 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 100909185 Medline TA: Liver Transpl Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2011 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. |
Affiliation:
|
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Carbon Nanocages as Supercapacitor Electrode Materials.
Next Document: Expression of estrogen receptor alpha switches off secretory activity in the epididymal channel of t...