Sarcopenia

"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.

MeSH information

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Progressive decline in muscle mass due to aging which results in decreased functional capacity of muscles.

Descriptor ID	D055948
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.613.612.500 C23.300.070.500.500 C23.888.592.608.612.500
Concept/Terms	Sarcopenia Sarcopenia Sarcopenias

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sarcopenia".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C10.597.613]
Muscular Atrophy [C10.597.613.612]
Sarcopenia [C10.597.613.612.500]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Atrophy [C23.300.070]
Muscular Atrophy [C23.300.070.500]
Sarcopenia [C23.300.070.500.500]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neuromuscular Manifestations [C23.888.592.608]
Muscular Atrophy [C23.888.592.608.612]
Sarcopenia [C23.888.592.608.612.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sarcopenia".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sarcopenia".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sarcopenia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sarcopenia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 16 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	7	0	7
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcopenia" by people in Profiles.

Sen I, Smith JAB, Caria E, Orlov I, Savikj M, Brady AJ, Lian K, Ellefsen S, Zierath JR, Krook A. Down-regulation of human-specific lncRNA TMEM9B-AS1 in skeletal muscle of people with type 2 diabetes affects ribosomal biogenesis. Sci Adv. 2025 Jul 11; 11(28):eads4371.

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Kumar M, Pettinato A, Ladha F, Earp JE, Jain V, Patil S, Engelman DT, Robinson PF, Moumneh MB, Goyal P, Damluji AA. Sarcopenia and aortic valve disease. Heart. 2024 Jul 10; 110(15):974-979.

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Bliggenstorfer JT, Hashmi A, Bingmer K, Chang C, Liu JC, Ginesi M, Stein SL, Steinhagen E. Sarcopenia in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma: An Opportunity for Preoperative Rehabilitation. Am Surg. 2023 Dec; 89(12):5631-5637.

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Springer JE, Beauharnais C, Chicarilli D, Coderre D, Crawford A, Baima JA, McIntosh LJ, Davids JS, Sturrock PR, Maykel JA, Alavi K. S184: preoperative sarcopenia is associated with worse short-term outcomes following transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer. Surg Endosc. 2022 07; 36(7):5408-5415.

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Zager Y, Khalilieh S, Ganaiem O, Gorgov E, Horesh N, Anteby R, Kopylov U, Jacoby H, Dreznik Y, Dori A, Gutman M, Nevler A. Low psoas muscle area is associated with postoperative complications in Crohn's disease. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Mar; 36(3):543-550.

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Muglia R, Simonelli M, Pessina F, Morenghi E, Navarria P, Persico P, Lorenzi E, Dipasquale A, Grimaldi M, Scorsetti M, Santoro A, Politi LS. Prognostic relevance of temporal muscle thickness as a marker of sarcopenia in patients with glioblastoma at diagnosis. Eur Radiol. 2021 Jun; 31(6):4079-4086.

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Hill A, Arora RC, Engelman DT, Stoppe C. Preoperative Treatment of Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Cardiac Surgery: New Frontiers. Crit Care Clin. 2020 Oct; 36(4):593-616.

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Lanza E, Masetti C, Messana G, Muglia R, Pugliese N, Ceriani R, Lleo de Nalda A, Rimassa L, Torzilli G, Poretti D, D'Antuono F, Politi LS, Pedicini V, Aghemo A. Sarcopenia as a predictor of survival in patients undergoing bland transarterial embolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0232371.

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Al-Azzawi Y, Albo B, Fasullo M, Coukos J, Watts GJ, Tai R, Radcliffe D, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Devuni D, Szabo G. Sarcopenia is associated with longer hospital stay and multiorgan dysfunction in alcoholic hepatitis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 06; 32(6):733-738.

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Bingmer K, Kondray V, Ofshteyn A, Bliggenstorfer JT, Dietz DW, Charles R, Stein SL, Paspulati R, Steinhagen E. Sarcopenia is associated with worse overall survival in patients with anal squamous cell cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun; 121(7):1148-1153.

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