Pharmacologically dosed oral glutamine reduces myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A randomized pilot feasibility trial

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-561

  Sufit, Alexandra ^a   Weitzel, Lindsay B ^a   Hamiel, Christine ^a   Queensland, Kelly ^a   Dauber, Ira ^b   Rooyackers, Olav ^c   Wischmeyer, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b South Denver Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

amino acids; cardiac disease; enteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALANYLGLUTAMINE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MALTODEXTRIN; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CREATINE KINASE; DIPEPTIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; MYOGLOBIN; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN;

EID: 84865252626     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607112448823     Document Type: Article

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