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Frailty and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis

The Basics, the Challenges, and the Future

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Editors:
  1. Puneeta Tandon

    1. Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  2. Aldo J. Montano-Loza

    1. Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  • One of the first dedicated texts on this emerging area of study in cirrhosis

  • Features explanatory figures, algorithms, and summary tables for each chapter

  • Written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Definition and Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in the Research and Clinical Settings

      • Aldo J. Montano-Loza, Maryam Ebadi
      Pages 3-12

    3. The Definition and Diagnosis of Frailty in the Research and Clinical Settings

      • Hui-Wei Chen, Andres Duarte-Rojo
      Pages 13-23

    4. Deciphering the Cirrhotic Patient’s Present Status: The Overlap Between Physical Frailty, Disability, and Sarcopenia

      • Elliot B. Tapper
      Pages 25-32

    5. The Pathogenesis of Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia

      • Srinivasan Dasarathy
      Pages 33-53

    6. Prognostic Implications of Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia Pre and Post Transplantation

      • Stefan Buettner, Jan N. M. IJzermans, Jeroen L. A. van Vugt
      Pages 55-76

    7. Nutritional Therapy in the Management of Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia

      • Manuela Merli, Barbara Lattanzi, Daria D’Ambrosio, Nicoletta Fabrini, Alice Liguori
      Pages 77-85

    8. Exercise Training in Patients with Cirrhosis

      • Graeme M. Purdy, Kenneth J. Riess, Kathleen P. Ismond, Puneeta Tandon
      Pages 87-116

  3. The Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Sex-, Age-, and Ethnicity-Dependent Variation in Body Composition: Can There Be a Single Cutoff?

      • Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Jingjie Xiao, Ilana Roitman Disi
      Pages 119-126

    3. Muscle Mass Versus Muscle Strength and Performance: Is Muscle Mass Measurement Alone Enough?

      • Matthew R. Kappus, Pranab Barman
      Pages 127-137

    4. The Role of Changes in Subcutaneous and Visceral Adiposity, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Myosteatosis/Muscle Quality in Cirrhosis: How to Diagnose It and Its Contribution to Prognosis

      • Maryam Ebadi, Aldo J. Montano-Loza
      Pages 139-149

    5. Evidence for the Assessment of Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Patients and the Role of Assessing Changes Over Time

      • Guido Stirnimann
      Pages 151-159

    6. Frailty and Sarcopenia in the Selection of Candidates for Liver Transplantation

      • Christopher J. Sonnenday
      Pages 161-168

    7. Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia in End-Stage Liver Disease: Do They Improve After Liver Transplantation?

      • Rahima A. Bhanji, Elizabeth J. Carey
      Pages 169-177

    8. Measures of Sarcopenia: The Utility of Ultrasound, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Single-Slice Cross-Sectional Imaging

      • Marina Mourtzakis, Kirsten Elizabeth Bell
      Pages 179-207
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About this book

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of frailty and sarcopenia in the cirrhotic patient. The text presents a personalized approach to identifying cirrhotic patients at risk of higher morbidity and mortality due to frailty and sarcopenia. It reviews current and novel diagnostic methods, while spotlighting treatment and management strategies for frailty and sarcopenia. The book also focuses on special issues associated with these syndromes, such as the effect of gender, age, and ethnicity on frailty and sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and frailty and sarcopenia after liver transplantation. Future considerations are outlined in the closing chapters, including emerging pharmacological and interventional therapies for these syndromes.



Written by experts in the field, Frailty and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis: The Basics, the Challenges, and the Future is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat patients with cirrhosis.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Puneeta Tandon, Aldo J. Montano-Loza

About the editors

Puneeta Tandon, MD
University of Alberta
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Unit
Edmonton, Alberta 
Canada


Aldo J. Montano-Loza, MD
University of Alberta
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Unit
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Frailty and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis

  • Book Subtitle: The Basics, the Challenges, and the Future

  • Editors: Puneeta Tandon, Aldo J. Montano-Loza

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26226-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26225-9Published: 15 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26228-0Published: 15 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26226-6Published: 06 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 279

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transplant Surgery

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