Thiamin deficiency and heart failure: the current knowledge and gaps in literature

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Ahmed, Mavra ^a,c   Azizi Namini, Parastoo ^a,c   Yan, Andrew T ^a,b,d   Keith, Mary ^a,e  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Niagara North Family Health Team   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac failure; LVEF; Supplementation; Vitamin B1

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ENZYMOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84939880029     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: 15737322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-014-9432-0     Document Type: Article

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