Cardiac Cachexia: Perspectives for Prevention and Treatment
Abstract Cachexia is a prevalent pathological condition associated with chronic heart failure. Its occurrence predicts increased morbidity and mortality independent of important clinical variables such as age, ventricular function, or heart failure functional class. The clinical consequences of cach...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005025101&lng=en&tlng=en |