Thiamine supplementation for the treatment of heart failure: A review of the literature

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 214-222

  Dinicolantonio, James J ^a   Niazi, Asfandyar K ^b   Lavie, Carl J ^c,d   O'Keefe, James H ^e   Ventura, Hector O ^c  

^a Wegmans Pharmacy   (United States)

^b SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCARBOXYLASE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; THIAMINE; TRANSKETOLASE;

ABSORPTION; BERIBERI; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXCRETION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MEASUREMENT; NEUROPATHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE VOLUME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84881288656     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/chf.12037     Document Type: Review

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