L-Arginine supplementation improves exercise capacity after a heart transplant

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1261-1267

  Doutreleau, Stéphane ^a,b   Rouyer, Olivier ^a,b   Di Marco, Paola ^a,b   Lonsdorfer, Evelyne ^a,b   Richard, Ruddy ^a,b   Piquard, François ^a   Geny, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLOSPORIN; DYNAMISAN; ENDOTHELIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART GRAFT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CYCLOSPORINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELINS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBOS; PULMONARY ARTERY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77951960044     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27881     Document Type: Article

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