The Effect of Oral L-carnitine on Serum Albumin and Inflammatory Markers Levels in Patients under Peritoneal Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Oral L-carnitine on Serum Albumin and Inflammatory Markers Levels in Patients under Peritoneal Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Malnutrition is one of the most common complications among patients under maintenance dialysis which is related to systemic inflammatory processes. Decrease in serum albumin level, following malnutrition, is an independent risk factor for cardio-vascular diseases in patients under dialys...

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Main Authors: Mojgan Mortazavi, Sahel Asgari, Maryam Ghassami, Shiva Seirafian, Shahram Taheri, Afsoon Emami Naini, Afrooz Eshaghian, Ali Gholamrezai, Leila Fayaz, Shirin Karimi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2011-07-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Subjects:
L-carnitine
Albumin
Systemic inflammation
Malnutrition
Peritoneal dialysis
Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/403

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