Sarcopenia as a comorbidity of cardiovascular disease.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the role of resistance training in preventing and treating sarcopenia, particularly in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients.
Results Summary
Resistance training was recognized as an effective strategy to prevent and treat sarcopenia, though the abstract does not provide specific outcome metrics. The study also noted that dietary and antioxidant supplementation had limited evidence of efficacy for sarcopenia.
Population
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients, particularly those at risk of sarcopenia and osteosarcopenia.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors | decrease | CVD-related sarcopenia | CVD patients | - | may play a role in the medical prevention and treatment | #1 |
dietary and antioxidant supplementation | no change | sarcopenia | - | - | few reports to convince the efficacies | #2 |
aerobic and resistance training exercises | decrease | sarcopenia | - | - | have been recognized as an effective strategy to prevent and treat | #3 |
Sarcopenia, the lowered skeletal muscle mass, weakened skeletal muscle strength, and reduced physical performance with aging, is a component of frailty and high-risk factor for falls, resulting in an increase in mortality. In cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, overactivation of ubiquitin-proteasome system, endothelial dysfunction, lowering muscle blood flow, impaired glucose tolerance, hormonal changes, and physical inactivity possibly contribute to CVD-related sarcopenia. Prevalence of sarcopenia and osteosarcopenia, which is osteopenia and sarcopenia coexisting together, seems to be higher in CVD patients than in community-dwelling adults, suggesting the necessity of early diagnosis and prevention of CVD-related sarcopenia. Atrial stiffness, coronary artery calcification score, and serum vitamin D levels may be of help as the biomarkers to suspect sarcopenia, and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors may play a role in the medical prevention and treatment of CVD-related sarcopenia. There are few reports to convince the efficacies of dietary and antioxidant supplementation on sarcopenia at present, whereas aerobic and resistance training exercises have been recognized as an effective strategy to prevent and treat sarcopenia.