Metabolic frailty in malnourished heart failure patients
Muscular wasting (MW) and cardiac cachexia (CC) are often present in patients with chronic heart failure (HF). Aim: To identify whether MW and CC are due to malnutrition or impairment of protein metabolism in HF patients. Material and Method: In 78 clinically stable HF patients (NYHA class II-III),...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/461 |