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Gastroenterology Medicine & Research

Exercise and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis

  • Open or Close Jonathan Soldera1*, Anderson Rech2 and Danusa Rossi3

    1 Department of Gastroenterology, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil

    2 Department of Human Movement Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    3 Department of Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil

    *Corresponding author: Jonathan Soldera, Associate professor of Gastroenterology, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Vereador Mário Pezzi Avenue, 699/601, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil

Submission: October 17, 2018 Published: October 25, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/GMR.2018.02.000532

ISSN 2637-7632
Volume2 Issue2

Abstract

Cirrhosis is the end stage of every chronic liver disease, which leads to fibrosis and inflammation, resulting in a compromise of the structure and function of the liver [1]. Cirrhosis can cause a collapse of liver histology, modifying the vascular architecture of the organ and increasing the risk of cancer [2]. Besides the obvious consequences regarding the physiological function of the liver, cirrhosis might affect other tissues indirectly, like the muscular tissue. These patients might present a sensible loss of muscular mass, leading to clinically significant sarcopenia [3,4].

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