Lopez PD, et al. - In this retrospective study, researchers investigated the link between sarcopenia and survival in 160 patients with heart failure (HF) following an acute hospitalization. The participants had undergone abdominopelvic computed tomography during the hospitalization and were observed until they died or care was discontinued. Standardized measurements of participants' psoas muscle area (PMA) were taken and the accepted definition of sarcopenia was the lowest gender-based tertile of the said area. The link between sarcopenia and all-cause mortality was determined by using Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox regression analysis. Findings revealed an independent association of PMA (used as a surrogate of low skeletal muscle mass) with an increased risk of late mortality following an acute hospitalization in HF patients.