Cardiac surgery
Intervention1 paper3 findings
- Human trial1
Outcomes
2Intermuscular adipose tissue-to-skeletal muscle area ratio
upin humans1+15%Very low certainty
1 study
Intermuscular adipose tissue-to-skeletal muscle area ratio
upin humans1+15%Very low certainty
Cardiac surgery increases intermuscular adipose tissue-to-skeletal muscle area ratio in humans (+14.7%).
Humansskeletal muscle6 weeks
Changes in skeletal muscle and physical function after cardiac surgery: a prospective study · The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 3 Oct 2026
Intermuscular adipose tissue-to-skeletal muscle area ratio →
Skeletal muscle index
downin humans1−7.1%Very low certainty
1 study
Skeletal muscle index
downin humans1−7.1%Very low certainty
Cardiac surgery decreases skeletal muscle index in humans (-7.1%).
Humansskeletal muscle6 weeks
Changes in skeletal muscle and physical function after cardiac surgery: a prospective study · The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 3 Oct 2026
Associations
1Sarcopenia
upin humans1Very low certainty
1 study
Sarcopenia
upin humans1Very low certainty
Cardiac surgery raises the risk of sarcopenia in humans (13.5%-21.6%).
Humans6 weeks
Changes in skeletal muscle and physical function after cardiac surgery: a prospective study · The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 3 Oct 2026