The recent research progress on relationship between sarcopenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Sarcopenia is a complicated geriatric syndrome characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and skeletal muscle dysfunction,which can lead to a significant increase in the risk of falls and disabilities in the elderly.Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to suffer from sarcopenia,which may aggravate the deterioration degree of lung function.Exploring the mechanism and relationship of COPD with sarcopenia is helpful to understand the phenotype of COPD and to optimize a personalized treatment and management.Sarcopenia should be actively screened and intervened as early as possible to improve the prognosis of the elderly COPD patients.