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Skeletal muscle abnormalities in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Heart Fail Rev

January 2023

Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157-1045, USA.

Almost half of all heart failure (HF) disease burden is due to HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The primary symptom in patients with HFpEF, even when well compensated, is severe exercise intolerance and is associated with their reduced quality of life. Recently, studies showed that HFpEF patients have multiple skeletal muscle (SM) abnormalities, and these are associated with decreased exercise intolerance.

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Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible is a rare but devastating complication which occurs following radiation therapy for head and neck malignancies. Left untreated, ORN often results in pathologic fracture of the mandible leading to pain, trismus, difficulty eating, and overall poor quality of life. Historically, early intervention relied on hyperbaric oxygen and local debridement.

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