Figure legends
Figure 1. Long-term survival in 119 patients undergoing left
ventricular assist device implantation
Figure 2. The correlation graphic between preoperative ESMI and
the duration of hospital stay in 86 patients excluding 33 in-hospital
mortality. ESMI, erector spinae muscle index.
Figure 3. receiver-operating characteristic analysis of ESM
mass for each clinical outcome. (a) in-hospital mortality, (b) the major
adverse cardiovascular events, and (C) long-term survival. ESM, erector
spinae muscle; HU, Hounsfield units.