"Sarcopenia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Progressive decline in muscle mass due to aging which results in decreased functional capacity of muscles.
| Descriptor ID |
D055948
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.612.500 C23.300.070.500.500 C23.888.592.608.612.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sarcopenia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sarcopenia".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcopenia" by people in Profiles.
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Preoperative Chest CT Myosteatosis Indicates Worse Postoperative Survival in Stage 0-IIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Radiology. 2025 Feb; 314(2):e240282.
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Body composition and muscle composition phenotypes in patients on waitlist and shortly after liver transplant - results from a pilot study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 09; 24(1):356.
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Linking Body Composition and Nutritional Status with CAR T-cell Efficacy. Cancer Immunol Res. 2023 06 02; 11(6):704.
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Paraspinal Sarcopenia is Associated With Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Laminoplasty for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Jun 01; 48(11):772-781.
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Lower Hounsfield Units and Severe Multifidus Sarcopenia Are Independent Predictors of Increased Risk for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Following Thoracolumbar Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Feb 15; 48(4):223-231.
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Semispinalis Cervicis Sarcopenia is Associated With Worsening Cervical Sagittal Balance and Junctional Alignment Following Posterior Cervical Fusion for Myelopathy. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 08 01; 36(7):E288-E293.
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Multifidus Sarcopenia Is Associated With Worse Patient-reported Outcomes Following Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 10 15; 47(20):1426-1434.
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Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Fatty Degeneration Is Not Associated with Muscle Cross-sectional Area: Qualitative Assessment Is Preferable for Cervical Sarcopenia. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Apr 01; 479(4):726-732.
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Frailty and aging-associated syndromes in lung transplant candidates and recipients. Am J Transplant. 2021 06; 21(6):2018-2024.
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Low Thoracic Skeletal Muscle Area Predicts Morbidity After Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 03; 109(3):907-913.