D-ribose aids advanced ischemic heart failure patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-80

  MacCarter, Dean ^a   Vijay, Nampalli ^a   Washam, Melinda ^a   Shecterle, Linda ^a   Sierminski, Helen ^a   St Cyr, J A ^a  

^a Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

D ribose; Heart failure; Sub maximal exercise; Ventilatory efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; RIBOSE;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; CELL ENERGY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RIBOSE;

EID: 69049105828     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.025     Document Type: Article

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