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Murat Kara1, Özgür Kara, Yasin Ceran

  • 1From the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey (MK, BK, EGK, PA, HO, LÖ); Department of Internal Medicine, Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (ÖK, TCK, BNÇ, MED, ED, GT); Department of Business and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea (YC); Combined Military Hospital & Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan (SR); Hacettepe University, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey (YD); Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, Andalous, Kuwait (DS, AJA); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, Andalous, Kuwait (SAA); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (AMA, FÜM); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Science, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey (EC); Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, İzmir, Turkey (B. Dilek); Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Kozan State Hospital, Adana, Turkey (MAC); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey (PY); Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (KM); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (B. Doğu); Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey (GK); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey (ZÜ); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal (JB, SP); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey (DP); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey (OG); Department of Neurology, Stanford University, Stanford, California (MB); and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey (BÇ).

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
|May 13, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Hypertension significantly increases sarcopenia risk. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors improved muscle function, while angiotensin II receptor blockers enhanced muscle mass and physical performance in females, indicating differential effects of these medications.

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