Hypoalbuminemia and lymphocytopenia in patients with decompensated biventricular failure

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Battin, David L ^a   Ali, Sheharyar ^a   Shahbaz, Atta U ^a   Massie, J Daniel ^a   Munir, Ahmad ^a   Davis Jr , Richard C ^a   Newman, Kevin P ^a   Weber, Karl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hypoalbuminemia; Lymphocytopenia; Malnutrition; Protein losing enteropathy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DEXTRAN TC 99M; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPENSATED BIVENTRICULAR FAILURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 75449111406     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181bfc83f     Document Type: Article

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