Correlation between acylcarnitine/free carnitine ratio and cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters in patients with incident dialysis

Objective: Diminished physical capacity is common and progressive in patients undergoing dialysis, who are also prone to deficiency in carnitine, which plays a pivotal role in maintaining skeletal muscle and cardiac function. The present study aimed to evaluate the association of carnitine profile w...

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Main Authors: Wataru Ito, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Erina Sugita, Takashin Nakayama, Toshinobu Ryuzaki, Rina Takahashi, Yoshinori Katsumata, Kaori Hayashi, Takeshi Kanda, Naoki Washida, Kazuki Sato, Hiroshi Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1155281/full