"Cachexia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D002100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cachexia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cachexia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cachexia" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and Prognostic Value of Cachexia Diagnosed by New Definition for Asian People in Older Patients With Heart Failure. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2024 Dec; 15(6):2660-2668.
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Cachexia in preclinical rheumatoid arthritis: Longitudinal observational study of thigh magnetic resonance imaging from osteoarthritis initiative cohort. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2024 Oct; 15(5):1823-1833.
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Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle wasting precede clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Nat Commun. 2023 07 18; 14(1):4317.
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Prognostic impact of cachexia by multi-assessment in older adults with heart failure: FRAGILE-HF cohort study. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2023 Oct; 14(5):2143-2151.
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Prevalence and prognostic impact of the coexistence of cachexia and sarcopenia in older patients with heart failure. Int J Cardiol. 2023 06 15; 381:45-51.
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Pilot clinical trial of macimorelin to assess safety and efficacy in patients with cancer cachexia. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2023 04; 14(2):835-846.
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Muscle Atrophy in CKD: A Historical Perspective of Advancements in Its Understanding. J Ren Nutr. 2023 11; 33(6S):S88-S92.
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Differential response to targeted acupuncture by gender in patients with gastrointestinal cancer cachexia: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Acupunct Med. 2020 02; 38(1):53-60.
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Signal regulatory protein alpha initiates cachexia through muscle to adipose tissue crosstalk. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2019 12; 10(6):1210-1227.
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Nutrition, Obesity, and Cachexia in Patients With Heart Failure: A Consensus Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statements Committee. J Card Fail. 2019 May; 25(5):380-400.