Higher uric acid levels are associated with better functional recovery in elderly patients receiving cardiac rehabilitation

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1210-1215

  Molino Lova, R ^a   Prisco, D ^b   Pasquini, G ^a   Vannetti, F ^a   Paperini, A ^a   Zipoli, R ^a   Luisi, M L E ^a   Cecchi, F ^a   Macchi, C ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cardiac rehabilitation; Elderly; Functional recovery; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FERRITIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

6 MIN WALK TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIAC REHABILITATION; ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID;

EID: 84888841941     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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