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The aim of this study was to evaluate the odds of receiving specific medications often used in clinical practice by patients with HF and sarcopenia vs. without sarcopenia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A systematic literature search of cohort studies via databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library) was conducted from inception until March 2023. To determine if sarcopenia is linked to a higher number of specific HF-related medications, a meta-analysis using a random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled effects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our main analyses showed no significant association of sarcopenia with administration of higher HF-related medication count vs. those without sarcopenia. Those with lower appendicular lean mass (ALM) had significantly lower odds of receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is)\/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) (OR: 0.68, 95%CI 0.50\u20130.90, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200912%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01) vs. patients with higher ALM for which age could be an important confounder based on meta-regression. No statistically significant differences were found in relation to B-blockers OR: 0.84, 95%CI 0.63\u20131.12, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u20097%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.24) and loop diuretics (OR: 1.19, 95%CI 0.87\u20131.63, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u20090%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.27). 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