Effects of Oral Amino Acid Supplements on Functional Capacity in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Amino acids (AAs) availability is reduced in patients with heart failure (HF) leading to abnormalities in cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolism, and eventually to a reduction in functional capacity and quality of life. In this study, we investigate the effects of oral supplementation with essential...

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Main Authors: Carlo Lombardi, Valentina Carubelli, Valentina Lazzarini, Enrico Vizzardi, Filippo Quinzani, Federica Guidetti, Riccardo Rovetta, Savina Nodari, Mihai Gheorghiade, Marco Metra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S14016