Chronic oral ascorbic acid therapy worsens skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure.
BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with abnormalities of skeletal muscle metabolism. This may be due to impaired oxygen delivery as a result of endothelial dysfunction. AIMS: We postulated that ascorbic acid would improve oxygen delivery to exercising muscle and improve skeletal m...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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