Rocío Fernández-Jiménez, Eva Cabrera Cesar, Ana Sánchez García, Francisco Espíldora Hernández, Isabel M Vegas-Aguilar, Maria Del Mar Amaya-Campos, Isabel Cornejo-Pareja, Patricia Guirado-Peláez, Victor Simón-Frapolli, Mora Murri, Lourdes Garrido-Sánchez, Alvaro Martínez Mesa, Lorena Piñel-Jimenez, Miguel Benítez-Cano Gamonoso, Lara Dalla-Rovere, Maria García Olivares, Jose Luis Velasco-Garrido, Francisco Tinahones-Madueño, José Manuel García-Almeida
BACKGROUND: The value of the phase angle (PhA), measured via bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), could be considered a good marker of the cell mass and the cell damage of a patient; however, there are new techniques, such as muscle ultrasonography, that allow the quantity and quality of muscle to be assessed in a minimally invasive way. The aim of this study is to determine the prognostic value of morphofunctional techniques in the prognosis of mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)...
October 22, 2023: Nutrients