Impact of Vitamin C on Endothelial Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients with a Fontan Circulation

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 226-234

  Goldstein, Bryan H ^a   Sandelin, Angela M ^a   Golbus, Jessica R ^a   Warnke, Nicole ^a   Gooding, Lindsay ^a   King, Karen K ^a   Donohue, Janet E ^a   Yu, Sunkyung ^a   Gurney, James G ^a   Goldberg, Caren S ^a   Rocchini, Albert P ^a   Charpie, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant therapy; Congenital heart defects; Fontan procedure; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL PULSE AMPLITUDE TESTING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTHELIUM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FONTAN CIRCULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MICHIGAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861569237     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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